An examination of the merits of a rail to Webb Dock in Melbourne is intertwined with the broader question of how the site can be used to increase the Port of Melbourne (PoM) capacity overall.

In 2013, the Chinese government initiated the concept of the “Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road” (also referred to as the One Belt and One Road: OBOR) in tandem with launching the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in 2015, in which 57 countries have … Read More

It’s all beer and skittles at the Victorian Treasury in Spring Street as the recent sale of the Port of Melbourne to the Lonsdale Consortium delivered $9.7 billion to Victorian coffers. The sale price was well in excess of the $7 billion indicated earlier by Treasurer Tim Pallas. … Read More

The current revival of Sir Henry Bolte’s vision for Hastings has followed generations of politicians and successive governments maintaining the dream, probably in part through the relationships between the political parties and the long term pressure to do something for Gippsland; and in part because major infrastructure is … Read More

Both the Victorian Government and the Opposition have recently announced that they intend to sell the Port of Melbourne, and possibly the Port of Hastings. Although presented as a win-win outcome, careful consideration of the implications of the sale reveals a … Read More

When Tony Abbott stepped up to claim victory for the Coalition in September, he declared Australia was “under new management and once more open for business”. One hundred days on, we look at the open for business promise across major sectors including foreign investment, infrastructure, … Read More