The chairman of Infrastructure Australia says Australia's ranking on infrastructure internationally is low, with our performance not up to scratch. Mark Birrell made the comments at the recent Australian Financial Review (AFR) Infrastructure Summit. "We think far too much about infrastructure being a single project, rather than a national agenda," Birrell said. "Australia's ranking on infrastructure against international peers is poor. Our performance is simply not good enough." Federal infrastructure minister Jamie Briggs said relying on government funding alone for infrastructure is "a false dream". "We are currently funding and delivering infrastructure much as we did a generation ago," Briggs said.
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