LUKE FRASER. Regional infrastructure: if you want something done right…
There is a not-so apocryphal story of a senior government minister explaining his regional policies to party colleagues. Somebody is said to have asked “what is your ‘Regional
JOHN AUSTEN. Trouble in infrastructure paradise, NSW Part 1 of 2
Sydney readers are being subjected to an onslaught of infrastructure puff pieces featuring former Transport Minister now Premier the Hon. Gladys Berejiklian MP. It coincides with a desire to
JOHN Menadue. It is scandalous how infrastructure spending escapes proper scrutiny
The gathering infrastructure mess in Australia requires open public inquiries, starting with the Sydney Metro. In the series, Fairness, Opportunity and Security, posted on this blog in
LUKE FRASER. Federal Court decision at Port of Newcastle: a failure of bureaucratic leadership.
A recent episode of ABC television’s satire Utopia saw political spivs trying to convince the fictional Nation Building Authority to endorse anti-competitive conditions on a multi-billion-dollar port asset
LUKE FRASER. Road reform, bureaucracy-style: no economic benefit, higher prices for users – and an easier ride for already-unaccountable agencies
From time to time our newspapers pen articles about road reform. They raise the need for spending to be more efficient and less guided by the electoral pork-barrel
JOHN AUSTEN. Does Infrastructure Australia understand its ideas for public transport franchising?
A recent report by Infrastructure Australia recommends franchising state public transport services, with Commonwealth incentives for so doing. It claimed that this would realise around $16 bn of