If you’ve ever driven in Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane, chances are you’ve used – or steered clear of – a private toll road.
Those three cities are home to 22 private toll roads. And one giant company, Transurban, operates 18 of them: 11 in Sydney, all six toll roads in Brisbane, plus Melbourne’s CityLink.
So, how did Australia become so dependent on privatised toll roads? And what problems can it create for commuters, governments and the wider economy?
