Our team recently simulated this hypothetical scenario across the City of Adelaide LGA using our Safer Speeds Simulator. Beau Seymour presented the results at the Transport Professionals Association Conference in early September 2025, sparking some great discussion.

Melbourne and Sydney are set to grow by 8 million people over the next 30 years, driving inevitable city expansion. Recent reports from Infrastructure Victoria and the NSW Productivity Commission highlight the need for more compact, sustainable cities. This insight explores their findings and our perspective on achieving densification while protecting living standards, ensuring access to quality jobs and housing, and reducing disadvantage through smarter, future-focused urban planning.

Placemaking is becoming more important as every day Australians expect a better standard of living and want more from public investments. Recent years have seen a pivot in the way we live, move and interact. Accordingly, governments are redefining their future vision for mobility, with placemaking becoming increasingly integrated.

This report details our engagement with industry professionals across Australia and New Zealand to understand the different approaches for integrating mobility and place, and the challenges they face.

Road user charging will only succeed if it is outcomes-based, nationally consistent, and underpinned by transparency and fairness. Now is the time to start the conversation on how we deliver a sustainable and trusted model for the future.

There is often a tension between rigorous assessment and projects that are seen as 'strategically important' or 'transformational'. Our team has worked in project assurance and prioritisation at both a federal and state government level and has seen this time and time again

This insight piece explores five ways to tackle common issues for these types of project assessments, based on five national and international prioritisation and assessment frameworks. 

High speed rail is back on the agenda, with the establishment of the High Speed Rail Authority and a $500m commitment from the Australian Government for planning and corridor works between Sydney to Newcastle.  Whilst the challenges of HSR are significant, so too are the benefits, particularly in relation to economic growth and productivity and regional development.  This paper explores our thoughts on why now is the right time to revisit HSR and what needs to be done.

E-bikes are an increasingly popular and sustainable form of active transport that can play a key part in achieving mode shift on our road networks. But government must ensure e-bike rules are clear, accessible and fit-for-purpose to minimise the risk of injuries for pedestrians, riders and other road users.

To gauge awareness of the current e-bike laws in NSW, Hadron Group designed a short quiz and analysed nearly 60 responses. We found some surprising results. See our insights in the piece below.

Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) are place-based partnerships that have had impacts around the world but are only just getting started in NSW. Within the boundaries of a BID, property and/or business owners agree to make a collective contribution to the area’s maintenance, development and promotion.

For business owners, landlords and policy makers, it is worth understanding what makes BIDs work and how they can benefit communities across Australia.

Outcomes Frameworks are an effective tool to support organisations and programs articulate the positive impact they aspire to deliver and track performance. They look across teams and time horizons to provide to guide decision making, promote a common culture, strengthen partnerships, and embed accountability and transparency.

This presentation looks at how outcomes frameworks can be used in different contexts, the benefits they can provide and outlines the key considerations for getting outcomes frameworks right.

SEIFA - Statistics' Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas.

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In this report, we have explored the socio-economic development of Western Sydney from 2016 to 2021.

We highlight changes in levels of disadvantage in historically underrepresented communities across Australia. By analysing the Australian Bureau of Statistics' SEIFA rankings, we reveal a significant rise in relative disadvantage within Western Sydney. This underscores the need for targeted intervention and support.

‘Neighbourhood Deals’ are partnerships that bring together local community, businesses and councils to develop and transform places. Different types of deals can help secure commitments from stakeholders and enable a wide range of placemaking investments in Australia, from active transport infrastructure to improved public spaces.

As governments are keen to make places more liveable and connected, it is important to understand what makes Neighbourhood Deals work and what questions to ask during the deal-making process.

Procuring external services is an ongoing, essential requirement for government to be able to leverage expertise and quickly adapt to changing objectives. 

However, it is critical that the process balances integrity with effectiveness.

This report shares four key goals of government procurement and offers potential, practical solutions on how these can be achieved.