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Pitch to ditch rail loop risks 'referendum on trains'

A pledge to redirect federal funding from a rail loop to an airport line risks turning the election into a referendum on trains, a political scientist warns.

AAP · Apr 1, 2025

The cars eating Australia: should we be trying to reverse our attraction to SUVs and utes?

Australians are hooked on tax perks while road fatalities and emissions are surging and spending on petrol and insurance increasing

The Guardian - AU · Mar 16, 2025

Road hogs: what is Australia’s love of big cars costing us all?

SUVs are now Australia’s most popular new car to buy. But while owners enjoy tax benefits and more powerful engines, society is paying in ways big and small

The Guardian - AU · Mar 15, 2025

Australia’s rising road toll: how the pandemic and a love of big cars are putting lives at risk

Decades of gains in road safety are being set back by the rise in SUV ownership and impatient drivers used to empty lockdown streets

The Guardian - AU · May 20, 2023

Tax perks driving surge in number of SUVs and larger vehicles on Australian roads

Calls to tackle rise in SUVs, utes and 4WDs by reducing tax incentives and building narrow lanes and parking spots exclusively for small cars

The Guardian - AU · Mar 22, 2023

Labor urged to halve $8bn a year in fuel tax credits for trucks and heavy vehicles

Reforming scheme would shrink budget deficit and help Australia hit net zero emissions by 2050, Grattan Institute says

The Guardian - AU · Feb 5, 2023

Of fumes and freight: why Australian cargo is increasingly being sent on trucks, not trains

The nation’s ageing and neglected railways are one reason trucking has seen major growth in spite of rising fuel costs and carbon emissions

The Guardian - AU · Jan 28, 2023

Confused about who to vote for in the Victorian election? A guide to the promises made across key issues

From health to the environment and the cost of living, we’ve sorted through the major promises and policies announced by Labor, the Coalition and the Greens

The Guardian - AU · Nov 24, 2022

Ibac to investigate Victorian police responses to family violence

Anti-corruption watchdog’s probe comes as Queensland’s inquiry is extended after influx of submissions

The Guardian - AU · Sep 20, 2022

Sweet releaf: price of lettuce drops as Australian produce stocks bounce back

Growers’ recovery from floods boosts vegetable availability at supermarkets with prices to ease further into spring and summer

The Guardian - AU · Aug 22, 2022