Off the rails

The cancellation of the troubled inland rail project underlines the fact that Australia struggles to deliver strategic infrastructure at the speed, scale and discipline needed for productivity, resilience and national security.

Grass on the tracks

Green tram tracks offer a visible, popular, nature-based upgrade to cool streets, manage water, relax neighbourhoods and improve how a city looks and feels.

When the bus doesn’t come

Until we start treating regional mobility as part of the basic infrastructure of opportunity, not an optional extra, we will keep producing young Australians who are told, relentlessly, to “have a go”, while quietly being denied a way to get there.

Self driving cars may cause more stress than driving

It isn’t just cars and drivers – the relationship with autonomous systems and supervisors is changing across aviation, industry and beyond at a staggering pace.

Platform 1 at 6:12 am

Public transport should not feel like punishment. It should feel like a normal, respectable way to move. It should feel safe and clean and predictable enough that people of all incomes choose it, not just those who have no choice.

The problem with bullbars

The proliferation of large utes and 4x4s sporting massive bull bars to protect themselves and intimidate other road users in Australia’s cities is contributing to an increasing road toll among pedestrians and cyclists.

Bring back the buttons

Most new cars over the last decade have replaced physical levers and buttons with large touchscreens in an effort to appear modern and save money, but their lack of useability is forcing manufacturers to bring the buttons back.

Inside Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel

The newly opened Melbourne Metro Tunnel is a 9km twin tunnel with five new underground stations in central Melbourne and is the largest upgrade of public transport in Melbourne since the City Loop more than 40 years ago.

Turn it down

It isn’t just your imagination, loud music blaring from cars isn’t just annoying to passers by, but tends to be associated with speeding and bad driving.

Invasion of the monster trucks

The cars and trucks on Australia’s roads are getting bigger and bigger, inviting more aggressive driving and greater danger to other road users.

Decarbonising transport

On current trends, transport will become Australia’s largest-emitting sector by 2030. Unless this problem is tackled head-on, Australia’s new climate target cannot be met.

Automatic for the people

Imagine a city where traffic lights, vehicles, and drivers communicate seamlessly, turning rush-hour chaos into an efficient flow of vehicles – welcome to the world of connected autonomous vehicles.