Inland Rail is nationally important infrastructure that will increase resilience and improve supply chain productivity between Melbourne, Perth, Sydney, Newcastle, the Illawarra and Adelaide, to meet our growing freight task.

On Tuesday 21 November 2023, the Urban Policy Forum met for the third time, supported by the Department's Cities and Suburbs Unit.

In May 2023, Minister Catherine King formed the Urban Policy Forum to support and champion the Australian Government's urban policy agenda. The Forum will support a coherent vision for national urban policy, providing advice to the Australian Government and Minister on the design and implementation of the National Urban Policy framework.