A recent CEDA conference in Sydney headlined “Is Australia’s Big Infrastructure Build Delivering Value?” coincided with the 21 March 2022 release of Infrastructure Australia’s report on “A roadmap to a more productive and resilient future” A fair amount of the...
I’ll let you in on a secret: I’m finding it hard to remember what life was like prior to the onset of the dreaded “C” situation. Can you recall what was happening across Australia 5 years ago? I’ll summarise with help from my archives and more specifically a 15...
The central role of Government is the most obvious and defining characteristic of the engineering and construction industry in Australia. Our public sector is primarily responsible for creating the market for constructing and maintaining the roads, railways, airports...
With the benefit of 5 years of hindsight regarding the “once in a generation” Transport Infrastructure investment program in progress across Australia since 2016, let’s revisit the assumption that infrastructure investment creates economic growth and is therefore...
I’ve been dwelling a lot lately on what needs to change in the Infrastructure Engineering & Construction industry. Three common themes keep showing up: Capability and experience gaps in delivering what’s coming up in terms of volume and project complexity;...
Let’s revisit the chart above in light of the extensive feedback I’ve received in response to my original article. To recap, the chart – sourced from Deloitte Access Economics data – illustrates the share of major Transport Infrastructure project work across...
Recent Comments