Analysts estimate the infrastructure shortfall currently amounts to about $700 billion but by 2031 Australia will have a population of more than 30 million, writes Mark Abernathy.
Infrastructure announcements with huge price tags are the stories that lead our news, but governments and the civil construction industry are confronting some numbers that have little to do with photo opportunities: by 2031 Australia will have a population of over 30 million and the four major capital cities will increase their populations by 46 per cent.
