5 February 2013

S96fcxbb-1359676185 — Criticisms of secrecy around infrastructure tendering fail to properly acknowledge the realities of costing and managing major projects.

All in the delivery: is there really a problem with how Victorians pay for infrastructure?

By Yehudi Blacher, University of Melbourne

One of the initiatives in the Victorian government’s economic statement released late last year was a decision to change the arrangements for announcing the cost of major infrastructure projects. Until…

16 November 2012

Hhjmqstp-1353037946 — The troubled BrisConnections again brings the role of PPPs into the spotlight.

Spotlight back on PPPs as BrisConnections falters

By Flavio Menezes

News that BrisConnections, which operate Brisbane’s Airport Link M7, has suspended trade on the ASX as it continues to talk with its debtors is likely to again lead to a debate about the role of Public…

15 August 2012

V6q724nc-1344913448 — NBN Co’s $1.4 billion over-run is the latest public infrastructure project blow-out – we need to scrutinise government tendering and contracting processes much more carefully.

Lift the veil of corporate secrecy on public projects and save the taxpayer

By Vivek Chaudhri, Monash University

The $1.4 billion cost blowout reported by the NBN Co last week has focused attention once again on the seemingly regular occurrence of large government infrastructure projects being delivered late and…

13 February 2012

Spphdkdc-1328827339 — Sydney’s Cross City Tunnel is on the brink of bankruptcy for the second time. AAP

Mind your PPPs: how to avoid the pitfalls of the public-private partnership model

By Graeme Hodge, Monash University

Public-private partnerships (PPPs) have been in the spotlight recently, but seemingly, for all the wrong reasons. The NSW government, which has a particularly chequered history with PPPs, announced this…

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All in the delivery: is there really a problem with how Victorians pay for infrastructure?

Spotlight back on PPPs as BrisConnections falters

Lift the veil of corporate secrecy on public projects and save the taxpayer

Mind your PPPs: how to avoid the pitfalls of the public-private partnership model

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Vivek Chaudhri

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Graeme Hodge

Flavio Menezes

Stephen Wilcox

Mike Cowley

Yehudi Blacher

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