Australia's road pricing system must shift from fuel excise to layered distance-based charges for road use, emissions and congestion to ensure sustainable funding and more efficient, equitable transport outcomes.
Integration, rurality and transport poverty mitigation
Addressing transport poverty in rural and low-density areas requires community engagement, inclusive service design, and flexible, integrated delivery models.
Integrated network planning, contracting models, fleet decarbonization, and behavioural change must work together to deliver a low-carbon, passenger-focused public transportation system.
Road User Charge Reform and the Political Shift in Interest in Australia
Australia's growing electric vehicle fleet is prompting a reconsideration of road pricing, with distance-based charges proposed to replace declining fuel excise revenue.
How supply chains are being rebuilt in a world of tariffs and trade wars
Professor Ben Fahimnia examines how supply chains, once operating quietly behind the scenes, have become a major topic of global attention over the past five years.
Paying for roads – driver of a new road management ecosystem
James Bushell, PhD candidate at ITLS, discusses the trending issue of road user charging and the potential of involvement from both the public and private sectors.
Tolled roads in Australia have been around now for over 25 years and have created camps of supporters and dissenters. Have they delivered value for money?
