Infrastructure Partnerships Australia (IPA) is an industry body representing Australia’s infrastructure industry.
Infrastructure Partnerships Australia was launched in 2005 by then
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Premier
Morris Iemma
Morris Iemma (; born 21 July 1961) is a former Australian politician who was the 40th Premier of New South Wales. He served from 3 August 2005 to 5 September 2008. From Sydney, Iemma attended the University of Sydney and the University of Tech ...
, and in Victoria by then Treasurer
John Brumby
John Mansfield Brumby (born 21 April 1953) is the current Chancellor of La Trobe University and former Victorian Labor Party politician who was Premier of Victoria from 2007 to 2010. He became leader of the Victorian Labor Party and premier a ...
, drawing together senior public and private sector Chief Executives in infrastructure businesses. The Australian Council for Infrastructure Development (AusCID) amalgamated with Infrastructure Partnerships Australia in September 2006.
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Infrastructure Partnerships Australia aspires to inform the public policy debate around solutions to Australia's infrastructure challenges, initially focussed largely on the development of privately financed procurement models, including public private partnerships (PPPs).
The organisation provides policy research and commentary around a number of key issues in Australia, including:
* Road User Charging
* Electricity networks
* And other transport, utilities, social infrastructure and taxation reforms
Infrastructure Partnerships Australia also publishes the Australian Infrastructure Metric in conjunction with BIS Shrapnel, a quarterly survey of construction work won.
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Infrastructure Partnerships Australia's policy and research programme is informed by its organisation’s National Advisory Board, policy taskforces and research units looking at taxation and regulations bearing on infrastructure markets.
The group’s Chairman is
Sir Rod Eddington AO and Chief Executive is Adrian Dwyer. IPA's Patrons include founding Chairman
Mark Birrell
Mark Alexander Birrell (born 7 February 1958) is a company director and a former Cabinet Minister in the Australian state of Victoria.
Early life
Birrell was born in Melbourne and was educated at Trinity Grammar. He studied at Monash Universi ...
, former NSW Liberal Premier
Nick Greiner, Macquarie Group's Nicholas Moore, former Sydney Water Managing Director, Chief Executive Officer
Kerry Schott, Transfield's
Tony Shepherd and Adrian Kloeden.
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Think tanks based in Australia
2005 establishments in Australia
Political advocacy groups in Australia
Infrastructure in Australia