This speech was given by Chairman Mark Birrell at the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA's) Annual Economic and Political Overview event in Sydney on 8 March 2016.

Infrastructure Australia Chief Executive Philip Davies addressed the Australian British Infrastructure Investment Catalyst conference in London on 26 September 2017. His speech outlines how in this time of rapid technological change and great opportunity, Australia's continued prosperity will depend in large part on a rethink of our approaches to infrastructure selection, procurement and regulation. Mr Davies compares Australia and the UKs energy, telecommunication transportation and water sectors, and discusses the key reform lessons from each jurisdiction.

In this edition: - Message from our Acting CEO, Adam Copp - Infrastructure Market Capacity 2022 report - Regional Strengths & Infrastructure Gaps report - Business case evaluations - Out and about

Infrastructure Australia Chief Executive Philip Davies addressed the Value Capture in Infrastructure 2017 conference in Sydney on 15 March 2017 on establishing a realistic role for value capture in the infrastructure funding mix. His speech outlines the key findings of the infrastructure Reform Series paper, Capturing value: Advice on making value capture work in Australia and argues that value capture can work in Australia and it should be regularly considered for all public infrastructure projects, but it is important to be realistic about the role it can play.

IA CEO Philip Davies has provided briefings on the Audit in each capital city across Australia at events run by various stakeholder partners between 22 June and 20 July. In the presentations, he discussed the results of the Audit at a national and sectoral level and discussed the approach for the 15-year Australian Infrastructure Plan.

Guide to the Infrastructure Priority List: How we develop the Priority List, Keeping the Priority List up to date, How we assess infrastructure proposals.

Peter Colacino, Executive Director Policy & Research at Infrastructure Australia, spoke at the National Growth Areas Alliance's National Congress. He discussed three key infrastructure challenges our cities are facing as they grow, and how we can ensure they remain liveable with the support of the right infrastructure.

This speech was delivered by CEO Philip Davies at the Royal Automobile Club of WA stakeholder briefing.

In this issue I focus on two major public reports released by Infrastructure Australia, both produced as part of the new mandate we have to audit and prepare 15-year plans for our nation's infrastructure. I also canvass the key deliverables for IA this year, and introduce our inaugural CEO, Philip Davies.

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.