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Taxi changes put Victoria back at front of state reform pack
The Victorian Government's recently announced taxi reforms are an encouraging sign that Australian state governments can still initiate significant...
Insane obsession: Australia's auto industry waste
In his foreword to the 2008 A New Car Plan for a Greener Future, Kevin Rudd observed that half a century had lapsed between the first demonstration...
Taxi reform may put passengers in the driver's seat
In the very near future, the Baillieu government in Victoria will have the opportunity to deliver a reform of national significance. It will soon...
Deregulation can save the taxi industry from itself
The regulation of Melbourne's taxi industry was a mess from the beginning. Taxis were new, smart and efficient when they were introduced in 1908,...
O'Farrell has to get on board with trains
If there is one statistic which sums up the malaise that has gripped NSW in recent years, it is the patronage on the Sydney public transport...
Infrastructure Australia has been all but derailed
The Gillard government's confirmation that it will contribute $2.1 billion to building the Epping-Parramatta railway line in suburban Sydney will...
Single authority no panacea for Victorian public transport
Despite scarcely rating a mention in the leaders' debate, public transport is clearly a crucial issue in this month's Victorian election. It might...
Not another transport plan
Every time New South Wales changes Premiers, it also changes Transport Plans. The latest one, recently announced by Premier Kristina Keneally, has...
Terror laid bare
Flying is awful - and it looks like it's only going to get worse. The actual "flying" part can be all right if you get one of those exotic personal...
Drivers deserve and need better roads
A leaked version of Melbourne's latest draft transport plan placed its focus on "congestion-busting". One suggestion was to reduce congestion by...