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InfrastructureStaff WriterTue 16 Feb 16

Infrastructure Plan Delivers Roadmap To Reform

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Infrastructure Australia has recommended fundamental changes to the way we plan, fund, deliver and use our infrastructure, which will result in the average Australian household being almost $3,000 better off each year by 2040.

Releasing the first 15 year Australian Infrastructure Plan, Chairman Mark Birrell said Australia can get the infrastructure it needs and improve living standards and productivity, if it acts now to introduce nation-shaping reforms.

“Our Plan sets out 78 recommendations for reform and provides a vision and roadmap to address today's infrastructure gaps, and set us up to meet the challenges of tomorrow,” Mr Birrell said.

"In developing the Plan, we have prioritised the user—the commuter waiting for a train, the family paying their electricity bill and the business looking to capitalise on overseas markets."Mr Birrell said if the Plan was delivered, Australians could expect more affordable, innovative and competitive energy, telecommunications, water and transport services.

The Plan recommends reforming the funding and operation of transport infrastructure, completing the national electricity market, improving the quality and competitiveness of the water sector and delivering a telecommunications market that responds to user demand.

“By completing the major reforms to infrastructure markets the average Australian household will be almost $3,000 better off every year,” Mr Birrell said.

Alongside the Plan is IA's reinvigorated Infrastructure Priority List which identifies 93 projects and initiatives.

“The Priority List is ultimately a platform for better infrastructure decisions—it provides rigorous, independent advice to governments and the public on the infrastructure investments Australia needs,”Mr Birrell said.

The List reflects a consensus of submissions provided from State and Territory governments, peak bodies and the community, filtered through the independent and objective lens of IA's Board.
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Key investments recommended in the List include:

  • New metro rail systems in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane;

  • Road and rail initiatives to bust urban congestion in Perth;

  • Public transport improvements in Adelaide and Canberra;

  • Urban renewal in Hobart; and

  • Metropolitan water supply upgrades to support Darwin's growing population.

The Plan was developed following consultation on the Australian Infrastructure Audit report. IA will update the Plan at least every five years, and the Priority List regularly throughout each year.

To download the Plan and the Priority List go to www.infrastructureaustralia.gov.au

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