Background Papers and Research that supports Infrastructure Australia's work
During the course of our work, the Office of the Infrastructure Coordinator prepares itself, or has papers prepared or circulated, that contribute to the national debate on our economic infrastructure.
Understandably there are a range of views and perspectives across a broad range of topics.
The documents are made available to help contribute to that debate. They are not endorsed or accepted as official positions but rather as background discussion papers.
Comments are welcome and can be addressed to: mail@infrastructureaustralia.gov.au
CUSP Discussion Paper 2008/1 - 'Renewable Transport: How energy and electric vehicles using vehicle to grid technology can make carbon free urban development'. By Andrew Went, Peter Newman and Wal James. Curtin University Sustainability Policy Institute. [
PDF: 1020 KB] Helm, D. R. (2009), 'Infrastructure Investment, the Cost of Capital, and Regulation: An Assessment' [
PDF: 1046 KB], Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 25:3, pp307-326: http://www.dieterhelm.co.uk/node/845
Further information can be found at http://www.dieterhelm.co.uk'A survey of alternative financing mechanisms for public private partnerships'. Written by Michael Regan - Associate Professor of Infrastructure, Mirvac School of Sustainable Development. Bond University Research Report 110, 31 July 2008 [
PDF: 875 KB] 'Research perspectives on the merits of Light Rail vs Bus'. Professor Graham Currie - Chair of Public Transport, Institute of Transport Studies, Monash University. Presentation given at the BITRE Colloquium, Canberra 18-19 June 2009 [
PDF: 8014 KB]Cycling Infrastructure for Australian Cities [
PDF: 1137 KB]Transport Infrastructure Market [
PDF: 56 KB]Road Governance [
PDF: 1760 KB] [PDF: 65 KB]National Freight Network Strategy [
PDF: 59 KB] [PDF: 581 KB]National Freight Network [
PDF: 66 KB] [PDF: 5123 KB]National Ports Strategy [
PDF: 57 KB] [PDF: 60 KB]Public Transport [
PDF: 58 KB]National Ports Policy [
PDF: 53 KB] [PDF: 622 KB]Potential Commonwealth involvement in urban passenger rail [
PDF: 59 KB] [PDF: 1275 KB]Accounting Treatment of Public Private Partnerships [
PDF: 44 KB]Road charges, taxes and pricing and Treasury tax review [
PDF: 122 KB] [PDF: 988 KB]Development of a National Energy Grid, November 2009 [
PDF: 48 KB] [PDF: 1858 KB]Review of Major Infrastructure Delivery, December 2008 [
PDF: 56 KB] [PDF: 3071 KB]
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