Category: Politics

21.04.2025

AAA welcomes Coalition support for funding transparency reform

15.04.2025

Worsening road toll demands funding reform

11.04.2025

RAA calls for end to road safety ratings secrecy

11.04.2025

Regional MPs back more road funding accountability

10.04.2025

Independents call for more accountability in road funding

Federal Election Politics Media release

09.04.2025

Governments must use data to fix Australia’s deadliest roads

04.04.2025

Victorian MPs back more transparency in road funding

03.04.2025

Regional motorists are at greater road risk than city drivers

21.03.2025

AAA to campaign on road safety and funding integrity

Federal Election Politics Media release

19.02.2025

Road toll climb continues

17.02.2025

What if we invest in projects that will actually save lives?

Federal Election Politics Blog

06.01.2025

Using safety ratings to guide funding decisions on Bruce will save lives

Federal Election Politics Media release

17.12.2024

Road deaths surge ahead of holiday period

19.11.2024

Australian road deaths continue to climb

13.11.2024

Road safety breakthrough will save lives

16.08.2024

Worsening road toll demands action on data transparency

23.07.2024

Road toll surges by 11.7%

18.06.2024

Safety data needed to address rising road deaths

Environment Politics Media release

17.05.2024

New vehicle standard to drive significant change to Australia’s carpark

17.05.2024

Australia records worst road toll in more than a decade

14.05.2024

Budget a missed opportunity to cut spiralling transport costs

02.05.2024

AAA welcomes commonsense data transparency commitment

24.04.2024

Promise undelivered as road deaths jump again

19.04.2024

Queensland Government backs road safety data reform to save lives

Politics Sustainability Media release

28.03.2024

Durable vehicle emissions policy needed

13.03.2024

Clarity & consensus needed on vehicle efficiency standard

19.12.2023

Action, not words, needed from MPs on road safety

18.12.2023

Highest road toll in 5.5 years demands government action

07.12.2023

Ministers miss opportunity to curb rising road toll

05.12.2023

Australia’s doctors back road safety data transparency campaign

31.10.2023

Slow politicians must release secret road safety ratings

22.10.2023

Data needed to explain alarming surge in cyclist deaths

06.10.2023

Trucking association backs road funding transparency

09.05.2023

Budget short-changes Australian motorists

19.04.2023

Electric vehicle strategy will boost take-up

13.04.2023

EV subsidies but no road charges isn’t sustainable

Politics Blog

15.12.2022

Road death numbers still heading in wrong direction

18.11.2022

Transport costs continue to rise across Australia

17.11.2022

Rising cost of national road safety failures becoming clearer

25.10.2022

Budget funding for Real-World Testing a win for consumers and the environment

Politics Media release

20.09.2022

Australians believe fuel excise should be spent on infrastructure

15.09.2022

Australian road deaths headed in wrong direction

19.08.2022

Balance needed in Australia’s vehicle transition

Affordability Federal Election Media release

29.03.2022

Pre-election budget brings wins and risks for motorists

20.03.2022

Campaign to put transport at the centre of national recovery

19.12.2021

COVID restrictions fail to halt climb in road deaths

15.11.2021

Budget reality the jolt transition to electric vehicles needs

Environment Infrastructure Media release

17.05.2021

Cleaner fuels welcome, yet fuel security risks remain.

10.05.2021

Federal Budget to reveal extent of roadblocks in transport funding

Congestion Infrastructure Media release

05.02.2021

Future Fuels discussion paper headed in the right direction

Environment Infrastructure Media release

06.10.2020

Increased transport spending will save jobs and lives

04.10.2020

Federal Budget transport spend can save lives, as well as jobs

Affordability Politics Blog

21.09.2020

Who foots the fuel security bill?

14.09.2020

Peak motoring body welcomes federal government’s fuel security focus

08.09.2020

Federal Budget’s infrastructure spend can save lives as well as jobs

01.09.2020

Don’t wait 11 months to remember rural roads

31.07.2020

Data critical to road safety success

Politics Safety Blog

02.07.2020

Peak motoring body welcomes revenue reform proposal for electric vehicles

27.05.2020

New Council road funding a good move for recovery

21.05.2020

Emissions Technology Roadmap welcomed by Australia’s peak motoring body

01.05.2020

Reducing Australia’s road toll stalled: latest road safety report

28.02.2020

Rising household transport costs outstrip inflation

07.02.2020

Release of 2019 road toll dashes hopes of achieving safety targets

20.12.2019

$125 million Volkswagen penalty reinforces need for accurate consumer information

16.12.2019

MYEFO’s extra $4.2 billion for transport infrastructure endorsed by AAA

31.10.2019

Latest road toll figures show National Road Safety Strategy has failed

25.09.2019

Australia needs smart policies to revive road safety

Affordability Infrastructure Media release

28.08.2019

Rising transport costs squeeze household budgets

13.08.2019

Infrastructure Australia Audit highlights 33 passenger transport challenges alone

01.08.2019

Latest national road toll confirms ongoing failure of Road Safety Strategy

30.06.2019

New road safety office honours election commitment to reduce road toll

26.05.2019

AAA welcomes Deputy PM’s focus on infrastructure and transport agenda

13.05.2019

Voters demand safer roads and less congestion: AAA survey

Environment Federal Election Media release

08.05.2019

New cars must be independently tested for emissions and fuel consumption

10.04.2019

Plugging in the right policies for cleaner cars

Affordability Environment Blog

08.04.2019

Motoring clubs launch national “My Money. My Transport” election campaign

02.04.2019

Federal Budget delivers “investment injection” for transport infrastructure

01.04.2019

Cleaner vehicle policy focus is welcome, but details will be crucial

28.02.2019

AAA welcomes discussion on fuel security policies

Politics Media release

18.02.2019

National Road Safety Inquiry response: the delay is killing us

31.01.2019

AAA Policy Platform calls for a transport system fit for the 21st Century

05.10.2018

AAA Welcomes First Stage of Government Road Safety Response

04.10.2018

New driverless vehicles body offers a national road safety model

12.09.2018

New report to reinvigorate Road Safety Strategy

10.09.2018

Road Safety Has Taken a Wrong Turn

Affordability Politics Blog

25.05.2018

Zombie car tariffs bite motorists, hurt progress

21.05.2018

Refusal to extend point-to-point speed cameras to cars “illogical”: RACS

08.05.2018

Federal Budget 2018: little relief for Australia’s motorists

07.05.2018

The time for a federal focus on safety is now

Politics Safety Blog

07.05.2018

Road fatalities continue to grow

Affordability Politics Blog

16.04.2018

What happens when electric cars run over fuel excise?

04.04.2018

US experience with emissions is a warning for Australia

Affordability Environment Blog

03.04.2018

Latest EPA report a wake-up call on stringent vehicle emissions standards

Environment Politics Media release

26.02.2018

New Deputy Prime Minister

Politics Media release

30.01.2018

National Road Safety Strategy on the Road to Failure

Politics Sustainability Media release

25.01.2018

AAA welcomes announcement on fuel quality

19.12.2017

Coalition Ministerial Changes

11.09.2017

Road Safety: Australia’s $29.7 Billion Car Crash

08.09.2017

AAA Welcomes Road Safety Inquiry Appointments

07.09.2017

Mike Mrdak AO: Thank you, from Australia’s motorists

07.06.2017

New report casts fresh doubts over Government emissions proposals

Affordability Infrastructure Media release

09.05.2017

Federal Budget a win for road safety and transport infrastructure

23.03.2017

AAA warns flawed Government approach will lead to higher costs for little benefit

25.01.2017

Government inquiry needed as road safety strategy stalls