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Public money · Brisbane
What projects is my government investing in Brisbane?
Every tracked government-money announcement directed at Brisbane — themes, programs, levels of government, and the largest verifiable amounts.
Summary
The public-money agenda is about city-building: transport leads with 168 announcements, urban housing has 80, and a $90 million inner-city cycling plan shows the scale of ambition.
WATCH Watch whether announced transport and housing money becomes visible delivery.
Themes
Transport
168
Urban Housing
80
65Economy Industry
43Defense Security
37Health
25Social Welfare
24Energy
24Education
12Environment
9Water
6Agriculture
5Governance
3Culture Heritage
1Rural Development
1Religion
Other
97
Money trail — largest place-directed
Date
Theme
Level
Amount
What
2024-05
Economy Industry
Local
$100 Million
Brisbane City Council received a $100 million line of credit from Queensland Treasury Corporation to cover project costs after a $127 million revenue shortfall…
2021-05
Health
State / Province
AU$100 million
Queensland state government will redirect AU$100 million from the health budget to increase capacity in public hospitals
2017-05
Education
Local
$100 Million
The Australian Federal Government provided a $100 million concessional loan and $35 million grant to support construction of University of the Sunshine Coast…
2016-12
Urban Housing
Local
$100 Million
Brisbane's Oxley Creek Management Taskforce will transform the waterside super park into a waterside super park with hiking trails, urban farms and residential…
2025-11
Governance
National
$96 Million
The Bureau of Meteorology received a $96.5 million contract from Accenture to revamp its website, with $4.1 million dedicated to re-design and $79.8 million…
2016-06
Transport
Local
$90 Million
The Australian Greens released a $90 million four-year cycling plan for inner-city Brisbane including a dedicated cycling lane and state-level funding…
2010-07
Social Welfare
National
$89 Million
A coalition government in Australia proposed reintroducing the Child Care Rebate indexation and introducing $12.6 million in weekly funding to support child…
2023-02
Transport
National
7 billion Australian
The Australian federal government agreed to a 50-50 funding split for Brisbane's 2032 Olympics venues including a new arena and stadium refurbishment.
2025-09
Other
State / Province
$80 Million
Queensland Government awarded an $80 million contract to Volvo and Fraser Engineering Group for 80 Type 2 fire and rescue trucks
2019-11
Transport
Local
$80 Million
Brisbane City Council spent $80 million on the Brisbane Metro public transport project, with most funds directed toward design and technical investigations and…
Most recent announcements
Date
Theme
Level
Amount
What
2026-05
Transport
National
$812m
The Australian federal government allocated $812 million to Queensland for Bruce Highway improvements along the Gateway Motorway and Dohles Rocks Road.
2026-05
Transport
Local
$1.75 Billion
The Australian federal government halted plans for the Melbourne-Brisbane Inland Rail freight corridor after concerns about over $45 billion in cost.
2026-05
Transport
Local
$1.75 Billion
The Australian federal government axed $1.75 billion in off-budget funding for the Melbourne-Brisbane Inland Rail freight corridor after concerns about the…
2026-04
Economy Industry
National
$2.5 Billion
Australia's government temporarily cut a $2.5 billion fuel excise cut effective April 1 and expires June 30, with senior ministers expressing concerns about…
2026-04
Economy Industry
National
$2.5 Billion
Australia's government temporarily cut a $2.5 billion fuel excise cut effective April 1 and expires June 30, with senior ministers expressing concerns about…
2026-04
Social Welfare
State / Province
$6 Million
Queensland government awarded $6 million in Honouring our Veterans grants to 33 ex-service and community organisations for veteran support
2026-03
Energy
National
1.8 Cents per Litre
The Australian federal government extended the Fuel Security Services Payment to Viva's and Ampol's two remaining oil refineries, with the trigger moved to…
2026-02
Other
State / Province
$34 Million
The Crisafulli Government allocated $34.4 million for upgrades to the Brisbane Magistrates Court including new courtrooms, a second safe room, and a
2026-01
Other
National
$550 Million
The Australian federal government announced a $550 million top-up to the AIFFP for Pacific climate and infrastructure projects including undersea cables…
2026-01
Other
National
$550 Million
The Australian federal government announced a $550 million top-up to the AIFFP for Pacific climate and infrastructure projects including undersea cables…
Deeper civic analysis
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Problems vs money in Brisbane
Each theme's share of civic REPORTS vs its share of funding ANNOUNCEMENTS — the gap is where reported harm and public money diverge
Crime, Police & Security
problem 52.6% · money 7.4%
Welfare & Social
problem 3.3% · money 4.1%
Public Health
problem 3.9% · money 6.6%
Environment, River & Water
problem 0.6% · money 3.3%
Education & Skills
problem 0.1% · money 4.1%
Urban & Infrastructure
problem 5.9% · money 12.7%
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Public money in Brisbane — by theme
637 funding announcements naming Brisbane
Transport
189
announcements
Other
100
announcements
Urban & Housing
80
announcements
Economy & Industry
64
announcements
Defence & Security
47
announcements
Health
42
announcements
Energy
26
announcements
Social Welfare
26
announcements
Education
26
announcements
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How the money moves in Brisbane
Budget Allocation
303
type
Contract
108
type
Other
79
type
Grant
63
type
Subsidy
26
type
Waiver
16
type
Loan
13
type
Tax Change
12
type
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Who funds Brisbane — level of government
National
292
announcements
Local
187
announcements
State Province
158
announcements
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Largest money directed to Brisbane
Announcements whose location or recipient is this place · headline USD estimate (often scheme-wide) · year in name
Transport · 2014
$300M
Education · 2013
$288M
Transport · 2022
$287M
SEQ Liveability Fund · 2024
$285M
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund · 2021
$282M
Urban & Housing · 2012
$279M
Health · 2010
$277M
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Funding announcements naming Brisbane over time
amounts are announcement headlines — shown, never summed