Infrastructure Australia's last Plan, the 2016 Australian Infrastructure Plan was a significant driver of national infrastructure reform. It provided a vision and roadmap to address the priority infrastructure gaps at that time.
Since it was released, Australia has witnessed significant positive shifts in the way infrastructure is planned and managed.
The reforms in the 2016 Plan were guided by four headline aspirations: Productive cities, productive regions; Efficient infrastructure markets; Sustainable and equitable infrastructure; and Better decisions and better delivery.
For the 2019 Audit, we focused on places and infrastructure services for users, a move away from the focus on markets and assets in the 2016 Plan.
Our recommendations for the 2021 Plan are presented through a series of sector-specific chapters: Transport, Telecommunications and digital, Energy, Waste, Water, and Social infrastructure.
The 2021 Plan also includes three cross-sector infrastructure chapters: Place-based outcomes for communities; Industry productivity and innovation; and Sustainability and resilience.