Calls for strategic maritime fleet

Unions and industry have put forward the case for the creation of an Australian maritime fleet that would offer strategic national interest benefits.

18 March, 2019

Electric vehicle charging network a high national priority

Australia needs to get a nationwide charging network in place to respond to the expected increase in electric vehicles.

13 March, 2019

Need to upskill workers for driverless transport

An inquiry into driverless transport has heard Australia needs a national strategy to upskill transport workers.

28 February, 2019

VicRoads pledges to do better after report highlights complaints

Victoria’s roads and traffic authority has accepted it needs to do better after a report revealed a barrage of complaints against it.

21 February, 2019

Planning expert’s call for cities rethink

Conventional approaches won’t solve our infrastructure and transport woes, warns former senior administrator Peter Seamer.

11 February, 2019

Data snapshot informs strategy

An unprecedented national picture of Australia’s freight and logistics supply chain could be on the horizon.

24 January, 2019

Scottish transport ‘health check’ tool developed

An academic research archive that simplifies public transport research will help guide policy makers on transport.

13 December, 2018

Examine exposure in transport safety, councils told

A new tool has been developed to help councils comply with recent changes to Australia’s heavy vehicle safety rules.

13 December, 2018

Call to mandate electric vehicles in government fleets

Experts welcome funding for national network of electric vehicle charging stations but call for coordinated government action to support the technology.

29 October, 2018

Self-driving buses just around the corner, expert says

Australia could be just years off from self-driving bus services, a leading transport expert says.

18 October, 2018

Towards zero: councils aim to eliminate road deaths

A coalition of councils has pledged to bring road deaths down to zero in line with a campaign from state and federal governments.  

18 October, 2018

‘There should be hundreds of people’ on light rail works

Transport minister challenges builder’s denials of a go-slow on Sydney light rail construction and insists the project can still be completed on schedule. 

10 October, 2018

Review to tackle road toll

The Commonwealth has announced a road safety governance review, implementing one of the recommendations from a recent major inquiry.

8 October, 2018

Take the politics out of infrastructure: analysts

A growing chorus of experts and policy makers are calling on governments to introduce more robust and transparent processes for selecting major public works.

8 October, 2018