The Australian Automobile Association strongly supports moves by all levels of government to bring forward ‘shovel ready’ road works and transport infrastructure projects during the COVID19 pandemic.
read moreAs another compensation claim is awarded against Volkswagen, The Australian newspaper has reported that Australians no longer trust the advertised emissions labels on new cars.
read moreThe collective government response to COVID-19 could become a model for future health and safety challenges.
read moreAustralia’s peak motoring body says the Federal Government’s ‘Technology Investment Roadmap’ to accelerate low emission technologies is right to focus on the challenge of balancing the protection of consumer choice with the protection of the environment.
read moreWhile COVID-19 travel restrictions remain in place and many cars stay largely dormant, another potential threat to human life still looms in some of those cars – a faulty Takata airbag.
read moreThe latest Australian Automobile Association (AAA) report shows progress towards reducing Australia’s road toll came to a complete standstill in the first quarter of this year, with 1,154 lives lost on the nation’s roads in the 12 months to March.
read moreIncreases in household transport costs outstripped the inflation rate in 2019 with Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane remaining Australia’s most expensive capital cities.
read moreThe start of 2020 was supposed to be a time when Australia was counting down the months towards achieving the goal of a 30 per cent reduction in road deaths and serious injuries over the past decade.
read moreThe 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 alarmingly high road toll remains stuck at the levels it was at four years ago.
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