Media Releases

Infrastructure Australia regularly updates our stakeholders across governments, industry and the community through our newsletters, media releases, speeches and presentations.

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A new, simplified Infrastructure Priority List to guide investment decisions 

Infrastructure Australia has simplified and streamlined the Infrastructure Priority List to provide clearer investment advice to governments, industry and the community. 
July 2021
State:
Sydney
Topic:
Congestion
Road
Urban Congestion
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Infrastructure Australia launches enhanced Assessment Framework for major infrastructure proposals

Infrastructure Australia has published new guidelines for the development and assessment of major infrastructure proposals.

July 2021
State:
National
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Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2021

Infrastructure Australia congratulates Board Member Marion Fulker on her appointment as a Member (AM) in the General Division as part of the 2021 Queen’s Birthday Honours List for significant service to urban planning and infrastructure development.

June 2021
State:
National
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Second Sydney Harbour tunnel added to the Priority List as Infrastructure Australia streamlines project advice

The New South Wales Government’s proposal for a second Sydney Harbour tunnel to ease congestion on one of the city’s busiest growth corridors has been deemed a national priority by Infrastructure Australia.
May 2021
State:
NSW
Queensland
Topic:
Public Affairs
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Infrastructure Australia welcomes the establishment of Infrastructure NT

The establishment Infrastructure NT gives effect to the Territory Economic Reconstruction Commission’s recommendation to establish a strategic infrastructure planning and development function that plans for, coordinates and aligns infrastructure needs with industry and population growth.
April 2021
State:
NT
Topic:
Infrastructure
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New guiding principles to promote sustainability outcomes across the infrastructure sector

Infrastructure Australia has released new guiding principles to promote sustainability across the infrastructure sector and ensure major investments deliver the best outcomes for the community.
April 2021
State:
National
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Recent enhancements to the Infrastructure Priority List

We are enhancing the Infrastructure Priority List to ensure our advice on national priorities and opportunities for investment is clear and easy to understand.
April 2021
State:
National
Topic:
Projects
Public Affairs
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Infrastructure Australia concludes evaluation of North Coast Connect and Sydney Metro Western Sydney Airport

Infrastructure Australia has completed its independent evaluation of the business cases for North Coast Connect and Sydney Metro Western Sydney Airport.
March 2021
State:
NSW
Queensland
Topic:
Transport
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Infrastructure Australia adds a record number of new investment opportunities to support COVID-19 recovery

Infrastructure Australia has added a record number of new investment opportunities to the Infrastructure Priority List, in a major update that reflects the changing infrastructure needs of Australia's cities, regions and remote communities in the wake of COVID-19.

February 2021
State:
National
Topic:
Projects
Public Affairs
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COVID-19 accelerates structural shifts in infrastructure use, new report finds

A major new report from Infrastructure Australia has found that the Australian infrastructure sector responded well to the challenges of COVID-19, but the pandemic accelerated structural trends.
December 2020
State:
National
Topic:
National