Speeches

Infrastructure Australia Chair Julieanne Alroe made a keynote speech at the launch of the 2019 Australian Infrastructure Audit in Sydney. Her remarks focused on the novel approach of this Audit, and thanked the many contributors and collaborators who made it possible. Looking to the future, she outlined key reforms that need to be made to ensure that Australia's infrastructure can meet the challenges ahead, and improve outcomes of access, quality and cost.

Executive Director of Project Advisory, Anna Chau spoke in Sydney at the Infrastructure Investment Summit. Her remarks focused on building a better Australia with vital infrastructure projects across the country, and on the kinds of forward thinking proposals that Infrastructure Australia assesses and adds to the Infrastructure Priority List.

Infrastructure Australia CEO Romilly Madew AO addressed the 5th annual Developing Northern Australia Conference in Karratha, Western Australia on 11 July 2019. Her remarks focused on the unique challenges and untapped opportunities in northern Australia, and how infrastructure might function as a catalyst for growth in the area, addressing issues such as overcrowding in remote housing and improving health and education, especially within disadvantaged communities.

Infrastructure Australia Chair Julieanne Alroe addressed a CEDA Queensland luncheon in Brisbane on 2 July 2019. Her speech outlines Infrastructure Australia’s work in maintaining the Infrastructure Priority List, our role in supporting better business case development, and how this drives better performance across infrastructure planning and service delivery.

Infrastructure Australia Chief Executive Romilly Madew delivered a keynote address at the 2019 Australian Local Government Association National General Assembly in Canberra. Her speech highlights the important role local government can play in driving a community-centred approach to infrastructure planning and delivery, and previews our forthcoming release, the 2019 Australian Infrastructure Audit, and what it means for local government.

Infrastructure Australia Chief Executive Romilly Madew addressed the 2019 AFR National Infrastructure Summit in Melbourne. Her speech ‘Access, quality and cost: A community-centred approach to infrastructure planning and delivery’ outlines the major trends impacting infrastructure and previews our forthcoming release, the 2019 Australian Infrastructure Audit.

Infrastructure Australia Acting CEO Anna Chau addressed the CEDA NSW Technology Shaping Cities luncheon in Sydney. Her speech outlines the key investments recommended by Infrastructure Australia in the 2019 Infrastructure Priority List, and highlights the importance of prioritising forward-looking investments that make the most of technological change.

Infrastructure Australia Acting CEO Anna Chau addressed the 2019 ARA Light Rail conference in Melbourne on the role of light rail in an integrated transport network. Her remarks focused on the need to improve long-term planning and project selection, and the role light rail can potentially play in accommodating increasing levels of demand.

Infrastructure Australia Chair, Julieanne Alroe, delivered the keynote address at a breakfast event hosted by the Infrastructure Association of Queensland, highlighting the projects and initiatives identified for Queensland in the 2019 Priority list.

Julieanne Alroe, Chair of Infrastructure Australia made a keynote address at the launch of the 2019 Infrastructure Priority List. She highlighted that the 2019 Priority List is the largest, most comprehensive and most diverse list of investments Infrastructure Australia has identified to meet Australia’s future infrastructure challenges in our decade-long history.