The Coalition’s infrastructure budgets over this term of government have been around the midpoint of government investment over the past decade. But how projects are chosen leaves a lot to be desired.
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Despite boasts of ‘record’ infrastructure spending, relative to GDP it’s comparable to previous budgets. What’s different is that Treasurer Frydenberg has chanced his arm more over the longer term.
The focus on roads reflects the fact that this infrastructure program lags well behind the growth of our biggest cities, resulting in less-than-ideal transport patterns.
The major parties are promising projects costing tens of billions of dollars, with a surprisingly large overlap between them. Yet only two have been endorsed by infrastructure authorities.
Every major transport study since the 1970s has identified Sydney’s western rail corridor as the priority for an upgrade. The latest patronage figures confirm that’s where the need is greatest.
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Transport and Cities Program Director, Grattan Institute
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Associate Professor of Urban Planning, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Transport Planning, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Future Urban Mobility, Swinburne University of Technology
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Director, Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Law, UNSW Sydney
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Elaine Stratford is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, School of Geography, Planning, and Spatial Sciences, University of Tasmania
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Professor of Economics, UNSW Sydney
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E-Mobility Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Director, Centre for Western Sydney, Western Sydney University
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Senior Lecturer in Urbanism, University of Sydney
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Adjunct Research Fellow, UniSA Justice and Society, University of South Australia
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Senior Researcher, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Urban Policy and Director, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy and Head of Energy, Institute for Climate Energy and Disaster Solutions, Australian National University
