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The State of Australian Cities series reports on progress against specific indicators of productivity, sustainability and liveability in Australian cities as set out in the National Urban Policy.

This issues paper released by the Infrastructure Finance Working Group aims to identify barriers to attracting infrastructure finance and develop options to encourage greater private sector investment.

Infrastructure Australia's report to the Council of Australian Governments, Communicating the Imperative for Action, outlines the areas that Infrastructure Australia will focus its efforts in over four-year period following the release of the report. The report discusses issues affecting cities, water, energy, freight, broadband and Indigenous infrastructure.

This study presents a high-level analysis of the evidence on Australian and international infrastructure construction costs. Available data was examined to see if the increase in infrastructure construction costs is higher than the general level of inflation and, if so, whether a similar trend has occurred in comparable countries.

This document introduces the National Urban Policy — a long-term framework to guide policy development and public and private investment in cities. It outlines the Australian Government's objectives and directions for cities over coming decades.

This report sets out an Urban Design Protocol, which is the result of two years of collaboration between peak community and industry organisations and governments at all levels. It represents a commitment to best practice urban design and quality living spaces in Australia.

This report outlines how Infrastructure Australia aims to address the key infrastructure challenges facing the nation's transport, water, energy and communications infrastructure.

This discussion paper examines the benefits of a range of renewable transport technologies such as V2G, PHEVs and Smart Grids. It explains how, when used in combination, they can lead to even greater reductions in fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.

This research report by the Infrastructure Association of Queensland and Bond University examines the present and future use of public–private partnerships in Queensland given events in international and domestic credit markets and prevailing capital market conditions.

This report presents results from a survey conducted by Ernst & Young that sought to discover how the public–private partnership model is performing and to identify best practice in public–private partnership procurement.