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To get infrastructure planning and delivery right, you must have a long-term focus. There could be no better example of this than when it comes to protecting the corridors Australia needs to provide future railways, roads and utility networks.

Infrastructure Australia has published a newly revised Infrastructure Priority List identifying 100 major proposals that Australia needs over the next 15 years to boost our quality of life and grow our economy.

Today the Australian Government delivered its official response to our 15-year Australian Infrastructure Plan.

Today Infrastructure Australia published its 2015–16 Annual Report PDF: 2200 KB ReadSpeaker to Parliament, detailing a year of strong delivery against our mandate to guide nationally-significant infrastructure investment and reform.

As we approach the halfway point of 2016, I am pleased to see there has been plenty of ongoing public discussion and debate on the future of Australia's infrastructure. Much of the discussion has centred around the data and recommendations from our Australian Infrastructure Plan and refreshed Infrastructure Priority List, which we released in February this year.

On behalf of the Infrastructure Australia Board, I am proud to publicly release our 15 year Australian Infrastructure Plan. It was formally presented to Prime Minister, the Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP, this morning.

Infrastructure Australia (IA) has had a highly productive year, and we have just tabled our first Annual Report to Parliament.

In this issue I focus on two major public reports released by Infrastructure Australia, both produced as part of the new mandate we have to audit and prepare 15-year plans for our nation's infrastructure. I also canvass the key deliverables for IA this year, and introduce our inaugural CEO, Philip Davies.

Infrastructure Australia Acting CEO Anna Chau addressed the CEDA NSW Technology Shaping Cities luncheon in Sydney. Her speech outlines the key investments recommended by Infrastructure Australia in the 2019 Infrastructure Priority List, and highlights the importance of prioritising forward-looking investments that make the most of technological change.

Infrastructure Australia Acting CEO Anna Chau addressed the 2019 ARA Light Rail conference in Melbourne on the role of light rail in an integrated transport network. Her remarks focused on the need to improve long-term planning and project selection, and the role light rail can potentially play in accommodating increasing levels of demand.