It’s become conventional wisdom that Australia has an infrastructure deficit – with remarkably little discussion of what that even means.
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Public transport has a problem with money. Campaigners often argue that mass transit is a public good in its own right, and hence should be very cheap or even free. Mainstream media and even many self-proclaimed…
Australians are addicted to the political theatre surrounding infrastructure investment.
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The recent productivity commission report into public infrastructure left the most important policy question unasked, namely: if there were better ways for planning and building transport infrastructure…
New ways are needed to pay for infrastructure, according to the Productivity Commission. But our Asian neighbours are already at work.
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Elected with a pledge to be the infrastructure prime minister, Tony Abbott has repeatedly promised to bring more private investment into high-priority infrastructure projects. Last week’s Productivity…
The use of rail for freight can save lives.
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“Without trucks, Australia stops” is now a fact of modern life. But when all costs are considered, road freight is an expensive way of moving large amounts of freight. And, as shown by ongoing fatal crashes…