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Government infrastructure programs don’t fail from lack of effort — they fail when complexity amplifies capability gaps. Here’s where issues appear first, and how experienced commercial and delivery talent prevents downstream failure.

Major infrastructure programs demand decisions that span decades, not delivery cycles. Drawing on lessons from the Sydney Olympics, this article explores how long-term risk, governance and workforce planning continue to shape major infrastructure outcomes — and why those lessons matter now more than ever as Australia enters its next wave of capital delivery