Ex-Cross River Rail Officials Hired for Sunshine Coast Wave Project

0:00On March 3rd, here's the latest out of Sydney. Queensland's Department of Transport and Main Roads has confirmed hiring two former senior officials from the Cross River Rail Project as commercial. Directors for the Wave Initiative on the Sunshine Coast. Ted Williams and David Kalinowski recently launched their own firm Nexus Infrastructure Partners after more than five years in those roles. The Wave is a government plan to link Brisbane to the Sunshine Coast using a mix of rail and rapid bus services. The pair were selected as two of four commercial directors through an open market tender process. Labor's transport spokesperson, Bart Mellish, called the hire's deeply concerning, saying they raised questions about potential conflicts on this. Multi-billion dollar project. He argued taxpayers deserve transparent management without any whiff of corruption risk. The Transport Minister's Office defended the appointments, noting they followed proper tender rules, unlike past practices. Those also pointed to separate issues, like reported lobbyist connections to the minister's

1:03brother-in-law and a new station near the deputy. Premier's home, where a conflict was declared, meanwhile, the project got fast-track last month through Olympic-related laws, skipping usual planning approvals and public appeals to speed things. Up, while promising rail to Marucador, it will only extend trains to Britannia, with buses handling the rest to the airport. D&N is brought to you by our sponsor. When you need a moment alone, just lay back and listen. S-O-L-L-I, solelypillow.com.