Speeches

Peter Colacino, Executive Director Policy & Research at Infrastructure Australia, spoke at the National Growth Areas Alliance's National Congress. He discussed three key infrastructure challenges our cities are facing as they grow, and how we can ensure they remain liveable with the support of the right infrastructure.

Anna Chau, Infrastructure Australia Acting Chief Executive, spoke at the Future Freight: Embracing Change Conference in Adelaide, 31 October 2018, hosted by South Australian Freight Council and ICHCA Australia. She discussed the growing freight task in Australia and how to evolve our national supply chains and infrastructure to support both our economic productivity and quality of life.

Robin Jackson, Integrated Transport & Land Use Specialist at Infrastructure Australia, spoke at the 2018 Australasia Bus Conference in Cairns. Mr Jackson discussed the challenges facing our growing cities, based on the findings of our recent Future Cities paper, and how we can get the most out of growth.

Infrastructure Australia Chief Executive Officer Philip Davies, speaking at the CEDA State of the Nation, launched Prioritising Reform: Progress on the 2016 Australian Infrastructure Plan, a report on what has been achieved since the release of the Australian Infrastructure Plan in February 2016. In his last major address as the organisation’s Chief Executive, Mr Davies called on Australia's governments to renew their commitment to infrastructure reform.

Infrastructure Australia Chair Julieanne Alroe, spoke at the Infrastructure Partnerships Australia (IPA) Leaders' Luncheon on 15 June 2018 with Luci Ellis, Assistant Governor (Economic) of the Reserve Bank of Australia. Ms Alroe discussed the findings of the Making Reform Happen advisory paper, on how to implement an incentive-based funding approach to infrastructure reform.

Infrastructure Australia Chair Julieanne Alroe, speaking at the AFR National Infrastructure Summit, launched a new paper, Making Reform Happen: Using incentives to drive a new era of infrastructure reform on 4 June 2018. In her speech, Ms Alroe called on the Australian Government to implement a new incentive-based funding approach to drive nationally significant infrastructure reform.

Infrastructure Australia CEO Philip Davies addressed Infrastructure Partnerships Australia’s Energy Reform event in Sydney on 3 May 2018. In his speech, Mr Davies discussed how changes in technology and consumer behaviour impacting the energy market will also have repercussions for the transport sector. He argues that the advent of electrification, automation and mobility-as-a-service could bring the largest transformation the transport sector has seen since the shift from steam to diesel locomotives, and could have substantial and lasting effects for how we use energy and how it could be most efficiently supplied.

Infrastructure Australia CEO Philip Davies addressed Infrastructure Partnerships Australia’s Energy Reform event in Sydney on 3 May 2018. In his speech, Mr Davies discussed how changes in technology and consumer behaviour impacting the energy market will also have repercussions for the transport sector. He argues that the advent of electrification, automation and mobility-as-a-service could bring the largest transformation the transport sector has seen since the shift from steam to diesel locomotives, and could have substantial and lasting effects for how we use energy and how it could be most efficiently supplied.

Infrastructure Australia Chair Julieanne Alroe launched the 2018 Infrastructure Priority List at an event in Parliament House Canberra. In her speech she outlined the scale of population growth in Australia and the aim of the Infrastructure Priority List to help governments at all levels direct funding towards the projects that have the most benefit.

Infrastructure Australia CEO Phillip Davies gave a keynote address at the Australasian Railway Association Light Rail 2018 Conference on 2 March 2018. His speech provides a national perspective on light rail and the role value capture can play in funding city shaping projects.