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What I found on this entity
$28M independent advisory body. Publishes infrastructure priority lists. No measurable uptake of recommendations, no tracking of advice quality, no defined outcome metrics.
Annual Budget
$28M
Prior year: $26M (+8%)
Headcount
95 staff
$295K per employee
Budget Trend
↑ Budget Growing
Portfolio
Infrastructure
Performance Targets vs Actuals
Actual
Advisory body. No measurable outcomes in annual performance statements.
Source: Infrastructure Australia 2023–24 Annual Report.
My Findings & Evidence2 findings
PBS14 May 2024
$28M wasted
$28M a year for an advisory body with no measurable accountability
Infrastructure Australia receives $28 million a year of your money but currently holds an 'Unrated' ROI grade, meaning there is no publicly available evidence that its spending delivers measurable results for taxpayers. For a body whose entire job is to prioritise and assess infrastructure investments worth billions, the absence of transparent performance data raises serious questions about what Australians are actually getting for this ongoing cost.
$1.54B NT infrastructure bundle awarded through limited tender, not open competition
A massive $1.536 billion contract for a Northern Territory federal infrastructure bundle was handed to CPB Contractors through a limited tender process rather than being opened to full competition. When your taxes are being spent at this scale, Australians deserve to know that every qualified builder had a fair crack at the job. Limited tendering on contracts this large raises serious questions about whether taxpayers got the best value for their money.