The Productivity Commission (PC) has released the interim report for its 5 Year Productivity Inquiry, which notes the potential for technology to enhance productivity in both the delivery and operation of transport infrastructure and services. Consistent with a recommendation put …
The WA State Government has announced that automated traffic control devices will now be used on all highways, main roads and high volume, high speed local roads as part of measures aimed at protecting road workers. The measure is consistent …
The Federal Government this week released an updated State of the Environment report which aims to help shape policy and action, influence behaviours, and assess our impact on the environment. In a changed approach since the last report in 2016, …
You can now download a copy of the report from RA’s 2022 CEO’s Workshop, which sets out the priority actions identified by workshop participants and is now being used to design the work program across RA’s five policy streams for …
RA is establishing three new Policy Stream Expert Panels (PSEPs) to support the work of our policy streams for: Sustainability; Customer Experience; and Transport Reform In recent years, RA’s Capacity Expert Panel and Road Worker Safety Working Group have helped …
The NT Government has released the NT Infrastructure Strategy 2022 to 2030 and the NT Infrastructure Plan and Pipeline 2022, as part of a new Infrastructure Framework announced by The Hon Eva Lawler, Minister for Territory Development, and Louise McCormick, …
The 2022-23 Queensland State Budget delivered today makes a range of additional investments to support the continued delivery of major transport infrastructure projects across the the state. The Budget’s $29.7bn investment in transport infrastructure over the next four years is …
The 2022-23 NSW State Budget contains a record infrastructure pipeline of $112.7bn, with transport projects alone accounting for $76.7bn of the investments made. The package incorporates significant support for key road projects across the state, including $4.1bn provided over the …
The National Transport Commission (NTC) is undertaking a full review of the Australian Dangerous Goods Code (the ADG Code), focusing on the transport of dangerous goods by road and rail. Although a high-level update of the ADG Code occurs every two years, …
The Tasmanian Government has announced it will expand its road rule requiring vehicles to slow down to 40 km/h when passing emergency vehicles like police, fire and ambulances to now also include roadside assistance vehicles with flashing yellow lights. This …