The Federal Government should urgently consider ensuring motorists have access to independent testing reports on vehicle emissions following today’s decision by the Federal Court ordering Volkswagen AG to pay $125 million in penalties for making false representations about diesel emissions.
read moreAustralia’s peak motoring body has welcomed and endorsed the Federal Government’s decision to bring forward $4.2 billion in transport infrastructure investment as part of the Midyear Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO).
read moreAustralia’s alarmingly high road toll remains stuck at the levels it was at four years ago.
read more23 organisations have come together to develop the new Reviving Road Safety policy priorities document, calling for urgent Federal Government action to combat Australia’s rising road toll.
read moreResearch by Australia’s peak motoring organisation shows that in the second quarter of this year Australian transport costs rose almost twice as fast as inflation.
read moreAustralian Infrastructure Audit 2019 confirms the urgent need for a Federal Land Transport White Paper to clarify how Australia will plan, maintain, and fund transport infrastructure.
read moreNew analysis by the AAA shows 48% of National Road Safety Strategy targets won’t be met. Even worse, another 24% can’t even be measured.
read moreThe AAA congratulates the Morrison Government on honouring its election commitment to establish a new national office of road safety, which will begin operating on 1 July 2019.
read moreThe AAA welcomes Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack’s reappointment as Minister for Infrastructure. This underlines the Government’s priority focus on infrastructure.
read moreA survey of more than 17,000 Australians in the lead up to the federal election has highlighted the different priorities of regional and metropolitan voters.
read moreIt’s reasonable for motorists to expect that at least 50% of the money collected via fuel excise is reinvested into our transport system.
read moreAnother massive fine imposed on the Volkswagen Group for using emissions-cheating software is a reminder that we need reliable independent testing of vehicle emissions and fuel consumption.
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