Five car companies whose fleets are responsible for more climate pollution than some of Australia’s biggest coal mines have been identified in new analysis by the Climate Council.
Families in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane are spending more than $500 a week on transport for the first time as new research shows the cost of getting around is taking off.
A special light rail timetable with increased frequency will be in place for the Groovin the Moo music festival which will be held at EPIC on Sunday 23 April.
A freight line from Melbourne to Parkes will take priority in an overhaul of the Inland Rail project, after an independent study found a massive cost blowout under the coalition government.
Australians are spending 40 per cent more for fuel than they were a year ago and Canberrans are spending an average of $381.59 per week on transport, the country's peak motoring body says.
More transport workers are threatening strike action after talks broke down with their employers StarTrack and FedEx, in what the Transport Workers' Union says has "the potential to cause chaos" to parcel deliveries.
Nine fast-charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs) will be built in the ACT as part of a $24.55 million commitment announced today by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency.