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Roads Australia (RA) has congratulated Hon. Anthony Albanese MP on his election as Prime Minister over the weekend and says his expertise in transport infrastructure will help the industry to progress its reform priorities. “The new Prime Minister’s experience as …
Roads Australia (RA) has announced Louise McCormick, the Northern Territory’s first Infrastructure Commissioner, is the winner of the 2022 John Shaw Medal. Louise becomes the second woman to win this prestigious award, and its first Northern Territory-based recipient. The John …
Roads Australia (RA) has launched its Strategic Plan 2022-2024, setting out how the organisation’s activities and policy goals continue to evolve to align with contemporary community expectations. Launching the plan during the opening of the 2022 Transport Summit in Melbourne …
Roads Australia (RA) says it is crucial that the Federal Parliament supports key policy reforms to fully realise the economic benefits from the substantial investments in integrated transport infrastructure contained in tonight’s Federal Budget. “The Federal Government’s additional investment of …
Roads Australia (RA) says the Delivering Outcomes roadmap for industry reform released by Infrastructure Australia (IA) today underscores the urgent need for action to reform procurement practices and enhance industry culture. “This report presents a practical pathway to achieve much-needed …
Roads Australia (RA) says the new Infrastructure Australia report, “Regional Strengths and Infrastructure Gaps”, reflects the particular infrastructure needs of regional Australia that are necessary to meet their community and economic needs. “The report unsurprisingly finds that transport is an …
A new national initiative, to showcase women in transport and tackle some of the negative perceptions of a career in this fast-growing industry, is now up and running. Australia’s infrastructure and transport ministers agreed to the National Women in Transport …
A month after COP26, three key transport peak bodies, the Infrastructure Sustainability Council (ISC), Roads Australia (RA) and the Australasian Railway Association (ARA) have reconfirmed their commitment to work in partnership to help industry lead decarbonisation of the transport sector. …
Roads Australia (RA) says Tasmania’s new Bridgewater Bridge is a nationally significant piece of infrastructure that will enhance national transport connectivity for people and freight. RA President Michael Bushby and CEO Michael Kilgariff both welcomed today’s announcement that following a …
Australia’s roads sector is contributing $236 billion in value to the nation’s economy each year and supporting the jobs of around 1.4 million workers, according to a study released today by Roads Australia (RA) – the peak body for roads within an …