Not enough is invested Government to commit to full in maintaining and implementation of a heavy vehicle renewing our current road charging structure in the transport infrastructure; next 5 years and a light vehicle charging structure in 10 years; Funding of land transport is the most Continue incentives for asset significant opportunity recycling; for policy reform in the Review capacity to increase infrastructure sector. public borrowings for an infrastructure investment program. Better Decisions and Delivery Failure to protect State and territories to produce The Australian Government generally supported corridors increases long-term infrastructure plans; these recommendations, noting that they are costs; matters for state and territory governments. Establish effective corridor Long term planning protection mechanisms for future needs to be improved; infrastructure priorities; Integrated planning Increase funding for development across all levels of of projects identified in the government is needed. Infrastructure Priority list. White Paper on Developing Northern Australia, 2015 The White Paper on Developing Northern Australia, 2015,lays out the policy framework to create successful business and investment environments, invest in infrastructure, access natural assets, reduce employment barriers and improve governance in northern Australia. Key findings related to freight and supply Australian Government response chains Most northern Australia infrastructure has The White Paper included the following commitments: been provided by the private sector under a $5 billion in concessional loans for projects through the user pays principle; Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility; In areas where it is difficult to charge users $600 million for priority road projects in northern Australia or where there are broader social benefits, including consideration of the Great Northern Highway, Arnhem there is a role for governments to support Highway, Flinders Highway, Barkly Highway, Hann Highway, development; the Outback Way and the Tanami Road; Individual jurisdictions face reduced $100 million to improve cattle supply chains through a northern incentives to prioritise projects where Australia beef roads fund; using CSIRO modelling and livestock benefits cross borders. transport and beef industry experts to identify investment and deregulation priorities; $5 million for analyses of freight rail projects in northern Australia, with an initial focus on a pre-feasibility study, including a high level cost benefit analysis, of the proposed Mount Isa to Tennant Creek railway;
Not enough is invested in maintaining and renewing our current transport infrastructure; Funding of land transport is the most significant opportunity for policy reform in the infrastructure sector. Government to commit to full implementation of a heavy vehicle road charging structure in the next 5 years and a light vehicle charging structure in 10 years; Continue incentives for asset recycling; Review capacity to increase public borrowings for an infrastructure investment program. Better Decisions and Delivery Failure to protect corridors increases costs; Long term planning needs to be improved; Integrated planning across all levels of government is needed. State and territories to produce long-term infrastructure plans; Establish effective corridor protection mechanisms for future infrastructure priorities; Increase funding for development of projects identified in the Infrastructure Priority list. The Australian Government generally supported these recommendations, noting that they are matters for state and territory governments. White Paper on Developing Northern Australia, 2015 The White Paper on Developing Northern Australia, 2015,lays out the policy framework to create successful business and investment environments, invest in infrastructure, access natural assets, reduce employment barriers and improve governance in northern Australia. Key findings related to freight and supply chains Australian Government response Most northern Australia infrastructure has been provided by the private sector under a user pays principle; In areas where it is difficult to charge users or where there are broader social benefits, there is a role for governments to support development; Individual jurisdictions face reduced incentives to prioritise projects where benefits cross borders. The White Paper included the following commitments: $5 billion in concessional loans for projects through the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility; $600 million for priority road projects in northern Australia including consideration of the Great Northern Highway, Arnhem Highway, Flinders Highway, Barkly Highway, Hann Highway, the Outback Way and the Tanami Road; $100 million to improve cattle supply chains through a northern Australia beef roads fund; using CSIRO modelling and livestock transport and beef industry experts to identify investment and deregulation priorities; $5 million for analyses of freight rail projects in northern Australia, with an initial focus on a pre-feasibility study, including a high level cost benefit analysis, of the proposed Mount Isa to Tennant Creek railway;
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