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The Australian Financial Review (AFR) •
November 09, 2026 • 01:32:14 AM
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More than 400 of Australia’s top investors, planners, contractors, advisers and policymakers debate the future of infrastructure planning, funding and construction.

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Top Macquarie executive Ani Satchcroft has revealed where the $743 billion asset manager is investing to reap the benefits of digital infrastructure rollout.

Greg Boorer said unused capacity in Australia’s power system represented an opportunity to create an export industry that could dwarf the mining sector.

Technology executives say the “economy is toast” without the ability to operate AI models on Australian soil, and we can’t rely on temperamental allies.

The persistent challenge will be to secure and grow the pool of private dollars to fund the next generation of infrastructure.

Big new infrastructure projects are a great idea when the population is growing. But good luck funding them.

The Brisbane 2032 boss said he was confident deadlines could be met despite potential headwinds caused by workforce and supply chain pressures.

Rob Stewart, managing partner of GIP Australia, part of the BlackRock group, plays down the impact of a transformer failure on the energy storage project.

Catherine King says the rail line through Melbourne’s outer suburbs “is happening” despite concerns over the cost and business case for the project.

A high-speed rail line between Sydney and Newcastle is moving ahead as a surge in renewable energy projects intensifies competition for infrastructure investment.

Is Australia’s current infrastructure strategy agile enough for an era of global realignment?

Solar panels and wind turbines crucial to Australia’s energy transition are piling up at a key port because the nation does not have the infrastructure to move them.

Craig Scroggie says without a ‘logical conversation’ on nuclear, Australia may miss an opportunity to grab an outsized chunk of the booming data centre industry.

Company boss Michelle Jablko says NSW can’t afford to build roads without private money and is looking at charging corridors according to congestion levels.

Investment bankers hope an expected pullback in Inflation Reduction Act support for green investments under the new Trump administration could help Australia.

Six months ago, no one saw this float coming. But at $1.65 billion, it is the largest raising for a new Australian company since 2018.

The political fallout from privatisation colliding with a temporary cost of living crisis could end up gumming up the pipeline of public works in the longer run.

Qantas international boss Cam Wallace says the wet leasing arrangement that facilitates the partnership between Virgin and Qatar cannot be indefinite.

It comes two months after ART sold its 7 per cent stake in AirTrunk into the Blackstone bid, booking a $1 billion exit off a $300 million investment.

The cost-of-living crisis and the post-pandemic surge in arrivals has broken the social compact on migration, says Coalition frontbencher Bridget McKenzie.

Transurban and the NSW government are at loggerheads over how to reduce the long-term costs to taxpayers and motorists from Sydney’s sprawling toll road network.

Politics and business are colliding in Australian infrastructure. Do we really believe in miracle “win-win” scenarios?

The threat of changes by the NSW government to toll-road concessions is a “reality” for asset owners, but it may erode confidence in Australian assets.

Data compiled by the NSW government shows the high cost of tolls for companies as the state pushes ahead with new laws to monitor the prices motorists are being charged.

The world’s biggest coal export hub has been approached by big investors who want to help fund an expansion that is expected to cost well above $2.5 billion.

Peter Regan found out the hard way how to strike a good public-private partnership for transport.

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