2021 Australian Infrastructure Plan

Publication Date
02 September 2021

The 2021 Australian Infrastructure Plan is a practical and actionable roadmap for infrastructure reform.

The Plan is focused on reforms and policy recommendations that will deliver better infrastructure outcomes for Australian communities.

Search the 2021 Australian Infrastructure Plan recommendations. 

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Executive Summary
This document covers the key messages of the Australian Infrastructure Plan and summarises key reforms.
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2021 Australian Infrastructure Plan
The 2021 Australian Infrastructure Plan is a practical and actionable roadmap for infrastructure reform.
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2021 Reform Priority List
An assessment of expected impacts of the reforms proposed in the Australian Infrastructure Plan using multi-criteria analysis.
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Implementation and Progress
An interactive window into the reform agenda tabled in the 2021 Plan

Detailed sector plans

We have produced detailed plans for all six infrastructure sectors, plus three cross-sector themes, to support the reform themes and recommendations presented in the 2021 Australian Infrastructure Plan.  

Designed for people working in a sector, or anyone with a keen interest in its future, each sector plan provides in-depth analysis, reasoning and evidence to support the need for reform and the 29 recommendations. 

Detailed plans are available in PDF format on request. Simply email us at engagement@infrastructureaustralia.gov.au indicating which plan(s) you would like to receive, and we will reply as soon as possible.  

  • Plan for Transport  

  • Plan for Energy 

  • Plan for Water  

  • Plan for Telecommunications and Digital  

  • Plan for Social Infrastructure  

  • Plan for Waste 

  • Plan for Place-based Outcomes for Communities  

  • Plan for Sustainability and Resilience 

  • Plan for Industry Productivity and Innovation 

Supporting documents

A guide to applying theory of change
(PDF: 2.05 MB)
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Theory of change template
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Related links

Media release
Australian Infrastructure Audit 2019

The 2019 Australian Infrastructure Audit formed much of the evidence base for the Plan. The Plan presents to the reform solutions to the challenges and opportunities identified in the Audit. 
Progress since the 2016 Plan

This report examines the progress of infrastructure reform since we released the 2016 Australian Infrastructure Plan. The report finds that governments across Australia are at varying stages of progress against the recommendations in the 2016 Plan.