What We Do

  • A range of publications about the Department's operation.

  • The AAO is published in the Commonwealth Gazette and sets out the matters dealt with by each Department of State and the legislation administered by a Minister of State administering a Department.

  • Details of appointments of officers of the Department that are made under Acts (other than APS employees within the meaning of the Public Service Act 1999).

  • Annual reports prepared and laid before Parliament.

  • Media releases and speeches from the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development and the Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development.

  • Information on the proposed allocation of resources to Government outcomes by agencies within the Infrastructure and Transport portfolio.

  • Information held by the agency to assist in performing its functions and powers in making decisions or recommendations affecting members of the public.

  • The Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) provides economic analysis, research and statistics on infrastructure, transport and regional development issues to inform both Australian Government policy development and wider community understanding.