Speeches

Infrastructure Australia CEO Romilly Madew AO addressed AusRAIL 2022 considering the infrastructure challenges facing Australia, and how industry can collaborate with government to create lasting change.

Infrastructure Australia Executive Director Adrian Dwyer presented at the NRMA Trends and Innovation Series on Funding and Financing in Sydney on 8 November 2017. His speech outlines the initiatives and projects of national significance to Australia’s continued prosperity. Mr Dwyer also discusses the importance of finding more sustainable and equitable ways of funding our national investment priorities and the need to rebalance our system towards a user pays funding model.

Infrastructure Australia Chief Executive Philip Davies addressed the Australasian Railway Association—Rail Freight Conference on 17 August 2017. His speech outlines the substantial growth in the national freight task over the coming decades and the opportunities presented by the booming economies of China and South-East Asia. He also discusses the importance of a wider national and international, freight and supply market perspective and the need to move away from short to medium term thinking. In addition, Mr Davies outlines the benefits of a national freight strategy, scenario planning and the value in extracting great efficiency from our current road and rail networks.

This speech was given by CEO Philip Davies at the Australian Logistics Council Forum 2016 on 8 March 2016.

This speech was given by Chairman Mark Birrell at the AusRail 2015 Conference and Exhibition on 24 November 2015. The Chairman addressed the issue of establishing an infrastructure pipeline for the future growth of Australian rail. IA's Australian Infrastructure Audit showed how the demands of growth will have a profound effect on Australia's productivity and liveability. Mark outlined IA's proposed reform and investment response to these issues, to be contained in the 15 year Australian Infrastructure Plan.

This speech by the Swedish Minister for Infrastructure discusses how best to promote a culture of safer roads and railways, focusing on Sweden's Vision Zero approach to traffic safety reform.

This presentation to Ausrail by Michael Deegan of Infrastructure Australia discusses the role of public transport in transforming Australia's cities.

This speech to Engineers Australia by Michael Deegan, Infrastructure Coordinator of Infrastructure Australia (the Harricks Address) examines sustainability in infrastructure planning in Australia and Infrastructure Australia's approach to assessing infrastructure projects. It also outlines Infrastructure Australia's work on national policies in key theme areas of ports, roads, rail, water, energy, cities and broadband.

This speech to the GAMUT International Conference by Michael Deegan, Infrastructure Coordinator at Infrastructure Australia, discusses the role of the Infrastructure Coordinator and the importance of infrastructure development for productivity, especially in supporting the Asian markets. It covers sustainable transport initiatives in other parts of the world.

This presentation by Michael Deegan of Infrastructure Australia discusses national infrastructure reform and Infrastructure Australia's role in developing national top-down reform in the areas of ports, freight and urban policy and rail.