Key messages

•  We have used multi-criteria analysis to qualitatively assess the expected impacts of each recommendation in the 2021 Plan.

•  The 2021 Reform Priority List shows the impact of each recommendation across 13 impact categories. These are aggregated from evidence-based assessments across 33 criteria that are also weighted into an overall assessment. The weightings were informed by our detailed engagement with 2,000 community members and businesses to determine community priorities.

•  As well as assessing the recommendations against community priorities, we also assessed recommendations against the Australian Government's infrastructure policy priorities. These are outlined in Infrastructure Australia's Statement of Expectations.6 We also assessed recommendations against future development scenarios informed by 2019 Audit future trends and findings in Infrastructure beyond COVID-19.7

•  Each recommendation's detailed assessment, and its supporting evidence base, will be included in detailed plans that will be released for each of the six infrastructure sectors and three cross-sector themes.