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Transport and cities

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Of Australia’s 32 biggest transport projects, just eight had a public business case
It’s reprehensible that governments so often decide to invest public money in major projects without publishing such assessments – and often without doing them.
07.09.2021 News

How predictable: another megaproject has suffered another cost blowout
The saga of Transurban’s West Gate Tunnel is a cautionary tale: governments should avoid market-led proposals and should reach for transport megaprojects as a…
11.08.2021 News

How to get better bang for transport bucks
The Federal Government should do more to ensure its transport funding is directed to obtaining high-quality infrastructure at the lowest long-term cost to taxpayers.
24.07.2021 report

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