Speeches

Infrastructure Australia Chief of Infrastructure Assessment, David Tucker, spoke at Water Services Association of Australia's session at the Ozwater conference in Adelaide on 5 May 2021. He highlighted how unprecedented infrastructure demand, severe drought and other environmental changes have called for a particular focus on forward thinking resilience strategies in the water sector.

Infrastructure Australia CEO Romilly Madew AO spoke at the Growing Regional Australia - Regional population and infrastructure panel in Canberra on 17 March 2021. Her remarks focused on the challenges and opportunities in regional infrastructure investment; highlighting gaps in service delivery between major cities and regional areas as a barrier to the regionalisation agenda.

Infrastructure Australia Chair Julieanne Alroe made a keynote address at the virtual launch event of the 2021 Infrastructure Priority List. From investment in new sources of energy, to supporting our growing national freight task, her remarks focused on key themes of the 2021 List and the impact of COVID-19 on infrastructure priorities.

Infrastructure Australia CEO Romilly Madew AO gave the keynote address at the second National Community Engagement for Infrastructure Forum, held in Sydney on Thursday, 22 August 2019. Her remarks focused on the Infrastructure Australia's agenda for community engagement and consultation around infrastructure projects, and highlighted the community-centred approach of the Australian Infrastructure Audit 2019.

Infrastructure Australia CEO Romilly Madew AO gave a keynote speech at the Asset Management for Critical Infrastructure event in Sydney on Wednesday, 21 August 2019. Her remarks focused on the need for comprehensive resilience strategies, amid the unprecedented risks Australia’s infrastructure assets and networks face from changes in technology, a transitioning economy, evolving user preferences and climate change.

Infrastructure Australia Chair Julieanne Alroe made a keynote speech at the launch of the 2019 Australian Infrastructure Audit in Sydney. Her remarks focused on the novel approach of this Audit, and thanked the many contributors and collaborators who made it possible. Looking to the future, she outlined key reforms that need to be made to ensure that Australia's infrastructure can meet the challenges ahead, and improve outcomes of access, quality and cost.

Executive Director of Project Advisory, Anna Chau spoke in Sydney at the Infrastructure Investment Summit. Her remarks focused on building a better Australia with vital infrastructure projects across the country, and on the kinds of forward thinking proposals that Infrastructure Australia assesses and adds to the Infrastructure Priority List.

Infrastructure Australia CEO Romilly Madew AO addressed the 5th annual Developing Northern Australia Conference in Karratha, Western Australia on 11 July 2019. Her remarks focused on the unique challenges and untapped opportunities in northern Australia, and how infrastructure might function as a catalyst for growth in the area, addressing issues such as overcrowding in remote housing and improving health and education, especially within disadvantaged communities.

Infrastructure Australia Chair Julieanne Alroe addressed a CEDA Queensland luncheon in Brisbane on 2 July 2019. Her speech outlines Infrastructure Australia’s work in maintaining the Infrastructure Priority List, our role in supporting better business case development, and how this drives better performance across infrastructure planning and service delivery.

Infrastructure Australia Chief Executive Romilly Madew delivered a keynote address at the 2019 Australian Local Government Association National General Assembly in Canberra. Her speech highlights the important role local government can play in driving a community-centred approach to infrastructure planning and delivery, and previews our forthcoming release, the 2019 Australian Infrastructure Audit, and what it means for local government.