The ABS has released December QTR capex and the news is better if not strong:
Estimate 5 for total capital expenditure in 2017-18 is $114,599m. This is 2.5% higher than Estimate 5 for 2016-17. The main contributor to this increase is Other Selected Industries (8.7%). Estimate 5 is 4.9% higher than Estimate 4 for 2017-18. The main contributor to this increase is Mining (10.0%).
Estimate 1 for total capital expenditure for 2018-19 is $84,044m. This is 3.5% higher than Estimate 1 for 2017-18. The main contributor to the increase was Other Selected Industries (8.1%).