COMMENT: Australian infrastructure

In the interest of even-handedness, unbiasedness, ockerness and general niceness, I thought it would be, well, nice to post a comment from one of the bastions of mainstream Australia. You know, to balance my bitter and twisted view of things in this great country.

BCA President Hugh Morgan said Australia’s infrastructure problems were endemic, not only with export bottlenecks at our ports, but in water, energy and road and rail transport systems throughout the country.

“We clearly need a new approach,” Mr Morgan said. “Australia as a whole has no plan and no coordinated policy to make sure the country’s infrastructure keeps pace with the economy and meets our higher standards of living.

“The result is a system in widespread disrepair."

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The BCA’s Infrastructure Action Plan is based on research it has commissioned from leading infrastructure analysts Port Jackson Partners Limited (PJPL). The PJPL report warns that most major urban centres in Australia faced significant water shortages in the medium term, that road congestion in cities will significantly worsen and energy supplies would fall short of growing demand without investment in new supplies.

And who published this whinging, Aussie-bashing, Australia-hating press release?

The Business Council of Australia.