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Budget blowout in Queanbeyan with 100yo pipe found in unexpected spot

Queanbeyan's main road reconstruction faces delays and will go $3.2m over budget Fri 12 Jun 2026 at 6:42am In short: The reconstruction of Queanbeyan's main road has gone over budget and is facing delays, partly because of the unexpected location of a pipe. The Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council says it needs a further $3.2 million to fund the project and will ask the NSW government for support. The project was due to be finished in September, but that has been revised until at least November.

Australia news live: Richard Marles left adrift as UK counterpart quits hours before scheduled visit to naval yard

Australia’s defence minister had been due to visit a naval base in Portsmouth with British defence secretary John Healey. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBritain’s defence secretary, John Healey, has abruptly quit the Starmer government, in another blow to the leader’s teetering authority.