Each episode, Adrian and Janice 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 and outs of infrastructure policy and the people behind it.



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#10 Peter Shergold AC – on transforming Western Sydney, education as an asset class, COVID and migration

March 1, 2023

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.

 
 

#09 Andrew Barr – on his approach to reform and the infrastructure opportunities ahead for the ACT

October 5, 2022

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.

BONUS EPISODE | Adrian & Janice – What’s your favourite type of infrastructure?

March 4, 2022

Regular listeners of the Inside Infrastructure Podcast will know the episode always ends by asking guests what their favourite piece of infrastructure is. In this bonus episode, Adrian and Janice turn the spotlight back on themselves and discuss what their favourite piece of infrastructure is.

 

#08 Sally Capp – on debunking the death of the city and how Melbourne can rebound from COVID

February 23, 2022

In the first episode of Inside Infrastructure for 2022, Adrian and Janice speak with Lord Mayor of Melbourne City Council Sally Capp about her journey to the top job, debunking the death of the city, rebounding from COVID, and how the Council is decarbonising Melbourne.

 

#07 Peter Achterstraat – on reigniting productivity in NSW

December 16, 2021

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.

 

#06 Jacinta Allan – on Victoria’s Big Build and the state’s most complex infrastructure project

December 2, 2021

Adrian and Janice sit down with Victorian Minister for Transport Infrastructure and the Suburban Rail Loop, Jacinta Allan 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.

 

#05 Minister Paul Fletcher – on the power of markets and the state the federation

November 5, 2021

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.

 

#04 Roch Cheroux – unpacks our urban water system and how we can have a more resilient water system

October 6, 2021

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.

 

#03 Deanne Stewart – on the infrastructure M&A boom and ESG investment in Australia.

September 1, 2021

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.