Members of the RA team were proud to attend this week’s CareerSeekers Spotlight event at Melbourne Town Hall on Tuesday evening. CareerSeekers supports skilled refugees and asylum seekers recently arrived in Australia by placing them in suitable roles with partnering …
RA is enormously grateful to John Holland for hosting our special event in Melbourne last night, as RA CEO Michael Kilgariff welcomed attendees for a discussion examining how social procurement can create opportunities within our industry and deliver better project …
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 …
The Federal Budget contains significant investments in key transport infrastructure projects across all jurisdictions, as well as support for a range of initiatives that will be of interest to RA members. $17.9 billion has been provided to support new and …
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 …
Roads Australia (RA) – the peak body for roads within an integrated transport system – says the Infrastructure Market Capacity Report released by Infrastructure Australia (IA) today adds further weight to its calls for procurement reform.
New occupations added to the Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL) this week will assist in the delivery of major road and rail construction projects across the country.
The lack of immediate access to skilled workers from overseas will have a significant impact on the ability to deliver major transport infrastructure projects, according to two of the nation’s leading transport industry associations. Roads Australia (RA) and the Australasian Railway Association (ARA) say the issues raised in their joint submission to Federal Parliament’s inquiry into skilled migration in March will be amplified by the major infrastructure spend in this month’s Federal Budget unless remedial action is taken.
Roads Australia (RA) has applauded the significant investments made in key transport infrastructure projects across the nation in tonight’s Federal Budget and is urging the Government to ensure funding allocations flow quickly to maximise both social and economic benefits.