Insight

Tony McMullan, Truck Industry Council CEO.

Autonomous trucks on Australian roads by when?

The National Transport Commission (NTC) recently released a public consultation paper titled, Automated Vehicle Safety Reforms and this had me engage in something of a double-take, as I seem to remember this discussion happening previously.
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Green grass truck concept.

Would CO₂ mandates increase the age of the Australian truck fleet?

There has been much discussion regarding the recent announcements by the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, the Hon Catherine King and the Minister for Climate Change and Energy, the Hon Chris Bowen, of light vehicle CO₂ mandates as outlined in the Australian Government’s New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES) Consultation Paper.
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Electric trucks promise zero tailpipe emissions making them a green option.

Working trucks and vans must be exempt from CO₂ mandates

In February the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, the Hon Catherine King and the Minister for Climate Change and Energy, the Hon Chris Bowen announced the release of the Australian government’s Light Vehicle Efficiency Standard Consultation Paper for new vehicles.
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The Port of Melbourne with the Central Business District of Melbourne in the background.

Summer disruption underscores waterfront reform urgency

As another Australian summer draws to a close it’s instructive to reflect on three months of incredible uncertainty at ports around the country, particularly the Port of Melbourne which experienced almost routine-like industrial and cyber-security unrest, and disruptive political activism.
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