Overview The Minister for Planning, the Hon John Day MLA, launched the State Planning Strategy 2050 in June 2014. The State Planning Strategy provides the strategic context for planning and development decisions throughout the State. Prepared by the Department of Planning on behalf of the Western Australian Planning Commission, the Strategy seeks to build strategic...

This report examines the issues affecting the competitiveness of Tasmanian business as they relate to shipping, port, road, and rail infrastructure and services. It also focuses on the effectiveness of the freight and passenger subsidy schemes and assesses the alignment of their objectives and outcomes. Key points: Tasmania, like mainland Australia, is an island economy...

The Government released the Green Paper on Developing Northern Australia and announced the membership of the Northern Australia Advisory (42) Group on 10 June 2014. The Green Paper builds on the Government’s pre-election commitment The Coalition’s 2030 Vision for Developing Northern Australia.It sets out the Australian Government’s views on the major policy directions to develop...

The impacts of climate change for ports will include increased run-off and siltation requiring increased dredging; disturbance and distribution of currently entrained heavy metals and other pollutants; delays to berthing and cargo handling; coastal flooding; and required engineering upgrades to wharfs, piers, gantries and other cargo handling equipment.

This report reviews the options available for upgrading existing passenger train services, drawing from local and international case studies to inform the conclusions. These case studies illustrate both the range of upgrades available and their effectiveness in increasing rail patronage and mode share. Travellers seek a comfortable, accessible and dependable service with low transit and...