• Electric car sales are slumping

    Milad Haghani     |      October 23, 2024

    Far from increasing exponentially, the sales of electric cars in Australia and elsewhere in the world are flatlining or falling due to reduced government incentives and concerns about resale values and fires.

  • Scoot off

    Narelle Haworth     |      September 22, 2024

    Recent decisions by several Australian and New Zealand cities to discontinue shared e‑scooter services have again thrust the issue into the spotlight with their convenience for users balanced against the annoyance they cause to everyone else.

  • Rounding up the e-scooters

    Hiruni Nuwanthika Kegalle     |      September 18, 2024

    Dumped E-bikes and e-scooters litter our pavements, while in use they menace pedestrians and cause danger on the roads, but a new survey of their use in Melbourne offers some strategies to at least minimise the parking problem.

  • Hear your train a comin’

    David Levinson     |      August 28, 2024

    Use of public transport has declined since the COVID pandemic with more people working from home, so will Queensland’s reduction of fares to just 50 cents for the next six-months help boost passenger numbers?

  • Detecting drink drivers

    Open Forum     |      July 21, 2024

    Researchers at Edith Cowan University are developing new computer tracking technology that takes data from camera footage to detect whether a driver is impaired by alcohol or not when they get behind the wheel.

  • Sydney’s traffic sclerosis

    Lachlan Gilbert     |      July 18, 2024

    Sydney’s fast growing population is generating traffic problems which the plethora of toll roads are doing nothing to alleviate, so what is the solution?

  • Four wheels bad, two wheels good

    Dorina Pojani     |      July 5, 2024

    Encouraging more people to cycle rather than drive could involve ditching mandatory helmet laws.

  • Humanising self-driving cars

    Michelle Lazarus     |      June 6, 2024

    Our uncritical engagement with AI is impacting the way we think, and dulling our senses, including our sense of direction. What all this means is our driving skills are likely to suffer as we become increasingly complacent in the face of technology.

  • Airfares are staying sky-high

    David Beirman     |      April 30, 2024

    The post-pandemic surge in airfares is easing, but a return to the halcyon days of relatively cheap flight tickets abroad might be over for good.

  • Can you afford to travel to work?

    Katie Miller     |      April 22, 2024

    With the cost of commuting rising and city design limitations becoming more apparent, exploring alternative work arrangements, such as flexible or remote work options, becomes increasingly crucial.

  • Eyes on the road

    Shannon Roberts     |      April 8, 2024

    A driver’s only job is to keep their eyes on the road and avoid accidents, but the fondness for screens in modern cars and our addiction to our smart phones means that more distracted drivers are having more accidents than ever.

  • Car wars

    Open Forum     |      March 29, 2024

    Medical pressure group Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA) have called for the cross bench to reject the watered down and delayed fuel efficiency standard proposed by the Federal Government, and urged it to protect the health of Australians by requiring tougher vehicle fleet standards.