By Stefanie Nutt – People & Culture Director, M7-M12 Integration Project, John Holland Group As I browsed the Roads Australia website, searching for inspiration for this column, one of their policy priorities immediately caught my eye: unlocking the potential in …
By Adrian Hart, Director Construction & Infrastructure, Oxford Economics Australia & Thomas Westrup, Senior Economist, Oxford Economics Australia Latest (March quarter 2024) price data shows that construction cost escalation has slowed (but not reversed) from the unprecedented growth experienced in …
Sustainability is now fundamentally changing the entire infrastructure landscape. There will be no room for sustainability laggards who remain focused on only schedule and budget. Sustainability, like its predecessor’s technology and safety, has moved from sitting in a siloed department to …
Infrastructure Australia’s third annual Infrastructure Market Capacity report has now been released. The report provides an update on the forward pipeline, capacity constraints across the sector and makes clear recommendations to drive a more sustainable industry. Key takeaways Recommendations Recommendations …
The High Court has handed down its long-awaited decision on the legality of Victoria’s zero and low emission road user charge, determining the charge is an excise and therefore unconstitutional when levied by a State Government. The Victorian government currently …
Below is a full copy of the keynote speech delivered by RA CEO, Ehssan Veiszadeh, to open the National Roads & Traffic Expo. National Roads & Traffic Expo – Keynote speech Decarbonisation Roads as a public space My questions… Workforce …
Budget Context The first budget of the Minns Labor Government has been handed down following the March 2023 election. The budget comes at a time when state governments across the nation are grappling with broad economic challenges including large debt …
Roads Australia today bought together industry and government representatives for a policy webinar on future transport, with perspectives shared from across academia, government and industry. Thanks to GHD for partnering with RA for this policy event. ‘The future of transport,’ was moderated by Erin …
Roads Australia has today partnered with six private sector peak bodies and three federal agencies for the launch of the Infrastructure Net Zero initiative. The primary objective of Infrastructure Net Zero is to meet or exceed, through collective action, national …
Roads Australia has made a submission to the Independent Review of the National Partnership Agreement (NPA) on Land Transport Infrastructure Projects (the NPA Review), headed by Jane Halton AO. While complementary to the Independent Strategic Review of the Infrastructure Investment …