Sep 16, 2026 | General
If one finding defines the State of the Asset Management Sector in 2026, it is that the profession already has the tools it needs. What holds it back is the absence of a clear mandate from the top.
When asked to name the biggest bottleneck to implementing an asset management framework, members pointed overwhelmingly to people and organisations rather than technology. Leadership support and executive buy-in topped the list at 34%, followed by process maturity and governance at 31%, and fundamental asset management knowledge at 30%. Technology and tools came last, named by just 10%. For 2 years running, asset management practitioners have pointed to the boardroom and the management layer as the source of the obstacle, well ahead of any concern about their toolkit.
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Sep 16, 2026 | Data in Asset Management News, General
Australian organisations may be paying a surprisingly high price for something that happens every day: people trying to find the information they need to do their jobs.
Research reported by ABC Business in August 2026 estimated that Australian knowledge workers spend more than 75 million hours each year searching for workplace messages, with the value of that lost time modelled at approximately $4.46 billion annually. The research also found that 28% of respondents searched across multiple platforms for a message every day, 52% struggled to find a particular email at least weekly, and 21% recreated work that a colleague had already completed at least once a week.
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Sep 16, 2026 | General
The Victorian Auditor-General’s Office (VAGO) report Maintaining State Roads, tabled on 9 September 2026, provides a timely case study in the consequences of asset deterioration, constrained maintenance programs and the need for integrated, whole-of-life asset management.
The audit examined whether Victoria’s Department of Transport and Planning is managing road pavement maintenance to achieve its objectives and deliver value for money.
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Sep 10, 2026 | Asset Management Council, General
The Asset Management Council has released The State of Asset Management Sector Report for 2026, which captures the priorities, pressure points and opportunities shaping the profession across Australia.
Drawing on responses from AM Council members and the wider professional community, the report looks beyond technical practice to ask what asset management professionals are dealing with now, what is getting in their way and where they believe the profession is heading.
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Aug 31, 2026 | General
A world first for our profession, built the way a first should be: in the open, by the community itself.
Why it exists: across almost 2,800 responses in our “Who Decides?” series, “AI should have no role in asset management” scored exactly 0%. Full autonomy barely scored either. The question was never whether — it’s where the boundary sits. Today the community’s answer is live.
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