Inside Infrastructure
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Inside Infrastructure is a podcast co-hosted by two professional infrastructure nerds Adrian Dwyer, CEO of Infrastructure Partnerships Australia, and Ilya Zak. In each episode, Adrian and Ilya speak with a prominent identity shaping the future of Australian infrastructure from CEOs of top ASX listed companies to Australia's top political and bureaucratic brass. Together they explore the ins..
Inside Infrastructure
8M ago
In our latest episode, Adrian and Janice check in with Lorie Argus, Chief Executive Officer of Melbourne Airport, to unpack her career to date, the experience of navigating an airport during the pandemic, the development of the Melbourne Airport precinct and how ‘Lorie’s bugs’ are making aviation more sustainable ..read more
Peter Shergold AC - on transforming Western Sydney, education as an asset class, COVID and migration
Inside Infrastructure
1y ago
In our first episode for 2023, Adrian and Janice sit down with Professor Peter Shergold AC to discuss transforming Western Sydney through using higher education as an asset class and the impacts of the Aerotropolis as well as Professor Shergold’s time in the public service and his views on recent government decisions on topics like COVID and migration ..read more
Inside Infrastructure
1y ago
Adrian and Janice sit down with ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr to discuss his approach to reform, the modern approaches and opportunities that exist to deliver the ACT Government’s infrastructure pipeline and whether it could elevate the Territory’s status on the world stage, and what’s on the horizon as the ACT Government implements its decarbonisation agenda ..read more
Inside Infrastructure
2y ago
In the last episode of Inside Infrastructure for 2021, Adrian and Janice spoke with NSW Productivity Commissioner Peter Achterstraat about the origins of his family name, his love of tax, igniting a new productivity boom out of COVID, and how we reform the way pay and use infrastructure ..read more
Inside Infrastructure
2y ago
Adrian and Janice sit down with Victorian Minister for Transport Infrastructure and the Suburban Rail Loop, Jacinta Allan, to talk about her experience as Victoria’s longest serving female Minister, the major COVID challenges facing Victoria's Big Build program, and the story behind one of the nation's biggest and most complex rail projects, the Suburban Rail Loop ..read more
Inside Infrastructure
2y ago
Adrian and Janice sit down with Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts, Paul Fletcher MP to discuss why he believes in the power of markets and the role for government intervention. The Minister also shares his reflections on the policy rationale behind the sale of Telstra, the next big capital phase for the NBN, and the state the Federation ..read more
Inside Infrastructure
2y ago
Adrian and Janice interviewed Managing Director of Sydney Water Roch Cheroux to shed light on how our complex urban water system actually works, the state of urban water reform in Australia, and what we need to do to combat increased climate variability and drought ..read more
Inside Infrastructure
2y ago
Adrian and Janice sit down with Aware Super CEO Deanne Stewart to talk about her journey from Bathurst kid to Fulbright Scholar, how Australia's infrastructure market competes internationally, the boom in infrastructure M&A, and the challenges and opportunities for ESG investment in Australia ..read more
Inside Infrastructure
3y ago
Adrian and Janice sit down with NSW Health Infrastructure CEO Rebecca Wark to talk leadership, building hospitals through COVID, and how technology and uncertainty is shaping the future of health services in Australia ..read more
Inside Infrastructure
3y ago
Adrian and our new co-host Janice sit down with Cross River Rail Delivery Authority CEO Graeme Newton to talk about the lessons from the 2011 Queensland flood in managing the COVID-19 pandemic, the challenges of building Brisbane's new underground beneath the Brisbane River and CBD, and what's required to make Queensland's 2032 Olympic Bid a success ..read more