Infrastructure Australia is an independent statutory body with a mandate to prioritise and progress nationally significant infrastructure. We provide independent research and advice to all levels of government as well as investors and owners of infrastructure.

 

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UK National Audit Office: Performance of PFI Construction, 2009

This review by the UK National Audit Office examines the performance of private finance initiative construction — in particular, whether Private Finance Initiative (PFI) projects deliver to expected time, price and quality.

January 2009
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UK National Audit Office: Private Finance Projects, 2009

This paper, prepared by the UK National Audit Office for the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee Inquiry on Private Finance, examines the use of private finance in the delivery public service delivery.

January 2009
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Cycling Infrastructure for Australian Cities: background paper

This background paper examines methods for facilitating a modal shift towards cycling as a viable and sustainable means for commuting, local trips and recreation.

March 2009
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National Infrastructure Priorities: Infrastructure for an economically, socially and environmentally sustainable future

This report discusses Infrastructure Australia's methodology for prioritising key infrastructure projects of national significance and lists the priority projects that Infrastructure Australia has identified as a result of applying this methodology.

May 2009
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Report: Research perspectives on the merits of Light Rail vs Bus - Prof. Graham Currie

This paper by Professor Graham Currie of the Institute of Transport Studies at Monash University examines the relative merits of light rail and bus systems.

June 2009
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Building Australia Fund Evaluation Criteria

by reviewing current planning and development approvals processes in all Australian jurisdictions.

Key points

The report looks at current Australia-wide approval processes for major infrastructure projects and finds three key problems:

June 2009
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PriceWaterhouseCoopers: The value of PFI: Hanging in the balance (sheet)?

This report by the PricewaterhouseCoopers Public Sector Research Centre examines the long-term benefits of the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) in the United Kingdom given the impacts that the International Financial Reporting Standards, which are to be applied from 2008–09, could have on it.

January 2008
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UK Treasury: Infrastructure Procurement: Delivering Long Term Value

This United Kingdom Treasury report examines infrastructure procurement, delivering long-term value.

March 2008
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Options for improving the integration of road governance in Australia: The role of local government, August 2009

This paper summarises the findings and options contained in a study by Allen Consulting entitled Options for Improving the Integration of Road Governance in Australia.

August 2009
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Victorian Auditor General: The Royal Womens' Hospital PPP

This report by the Victorian Auditor General presents results of the 2008 audit of the operations of the Royal Women's Hospital in Parkville, Victoria.

June 2008