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The cars eating Australia: should we be trying to reverse our attraction to SUVs and utes?

Australians are hooked on tax perks while road fatalities and emissions are surging and spending on petrol and insurance increasing

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Road hogs: what is Australia’s love of big cars costing us all?

SUVs are now Australia’s most popular new car to buy. But while owners enjoy tax benefits and more powerful engines, society is paying in ways big and small

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‘We deserve our fair share’: state Labor leaders clash with federal government over infrastructure plan

Albanese government move to make states pay at least 50% of new infrastructure project bills receives pushback from premiers

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Australia may increase standard car parking spaces as huge vehicles dominate the streets

Critics say boom in sales of SUVs and dual-cab utes has been disastrous for safety and the environment – and car parks may be at risk of collapse

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Daniel Andrews refuses to name those behind flawed Commonwealth Games business case

Victorian premier says he is not suggesting ‘people didn’t do their best’ amid criticism that Games bid should never have gone ahead

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Daniel Andrews’ $7bn Commonwealth Games price tag doesn’t add up, expert says

Grattan Institute analyst says ‘the supply and cost inflation can’t fully account for this massive increase in costs’

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Australia’s rising road toll: how the pandemic and a love of big cars are putting lives at risk

Decades of gains in road safety are being set back by the rise in SUV ownership and impatient drivers used to empty lockdown streets

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Tax perks driving surge in number of SUVs and larger vehicles on Australian roads

Calls to tackle rise in SUVs, utes and 4WDs by reducing tax incentives and building narrow lanes and parking spots exclusively for small cars

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Labor urged to halve $8bn a year in fuel tax credits for trucks and heavy vehicles

Reforming scheme would shrink budget deficit and help Australia hit net zero emissions by 2050, Grattan Institute says

The Guardian - AU

Of fumes and freight: why Australian cargo is increasingly being sent on trucks, not trains

The nation’s ageing and neglected railways are one reason trucking has seen major growth in spite of rising fuel costs and carbon emissions

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Confused about who to vote for in the Victorian election? A guide to the promises made across key issues

From health to the environment and the cost of living, we’ve sorted through the major promises and policies announced by Labor, the Coalition and the Greens

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Ibac to investigate Victorian police responses to family violence

Anti-corruption watchdog’s probe comes as Queensland’s inquiry is extended after influx of submissions

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Sweet releaf: price of lettuce drops as Australian produce stocks bounce back

Growers’ recovery from floods boosts vegetable availability at supermarkets with prices to ease further into spring and summer

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Dominic Perrottet rules out Sydney congestion tax after confidential plans leaked

Researchers say the major road transport reform should not be ruled out so quickly as city faces growing gridlock

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‘Very vague’: infrastructure experts question pre-election rail promises for NSW

Both major parties make promises over Newcastle to Sydney travel times, without detail

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The fuel excise debate isn’t going away. Here are the pros and cons of cutting it

Calls for tax relief are growing as petrol prices hit fresh record highs, with the government now under pressure from its own MPs to ease the bowser pain.

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Explained: Petrol prices are smashing records, so why isn’t fuel tax on the agenda?

Motorists are facing an historic squeeze at the bowser, but despite an election coming up neither big party is talking about fuel taxes.

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