Over the past fifteen years, Australian governments have spent $28 billion more on transport infrastructure than they told taxpayers they would. The cost overruns amounted to nearly a quarter of total project budgets. Western Australia’s Forrest Highway between Perth and Bunbury cost nearly five times, and New South Wales’ Hunter Expressway cost over four times...

One of Australia's biggest power distribution networks, Ausgrid, has been sold after a contentious process that revived debates about foreign ownership. Australian companies IFM Investors and AustralianSuper are the new owners of 50% of the power network. Chief executive of IFM Investors, Brett Himbury, says the IFM/AustralianSuper bid is a fantastic outcome for superannuants and...

This paper outlines the options, challenges and opportunities for implementing value capture in Victoria, including opportunities that arise from both infrastructure investment and planning changes. If you are interested in understanding more about using value capture to help fund infrastructure in Victoria, this paper will explain it for you. This paper aims to build community...

The journey times of 14,000 Uber drivers in Melbourne are examined, as part of a new measure of congestion in the Australia's four biggest cities.

Infrastructure Victoria is undertaking the first ever thirty year infrastructure strategy for Victoria. The community and stakeholders are active participants in the development of this strategy through consultation and engagement. The draft 30-year strategy for Victoria has now been published and is open for consultation. The final strategy will be released to the Victorian Parliament...