Female transport workers exposed to 'horrendous', unsafe toilets on shift
By Melanie Vujkovic and Bronwyn Herbert

A Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) survey finds 73 per cent of female transport workers have suffered health issues due to inadequate toilet facilities.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-24/female-transport-workers-toilet-conditions-union/106027330

#Work #PublicTransport #Transport #TransportIndustry #RailTransportIndustry #RoadTransportIndustry #Women #MelanieVujkovic #BronwynHerbert

Instructors seek certainty on CCTV as ministers meet on learner driver safety
By Claudia Long

Driving instructors say they need national consistency on CCTV in their vehicles as transport ministers meet to discuss how to keep learner drivers safe from sexual harassment and assault.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-21/national-response-calls-to-address-learner-driver-sexual-assault/106033646

#DriverEducation #RoadTransportIndustry #GovernmentandPolitics #RoadAccidentsandIncidents #TrafficOffences #SexualOffences #ClaudiaLong

Dropping speed limits on unsigned roads 'nonsense', WA senator says
By Andrew Collins, Kate Forrester, and Rosemary Murphy

A Labor senator says it's "stupidity" for the federal government to propose a reduction to the default speed limit for unsigned roads.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-16/labor-senator-opposed-reducing-speed-limit-on-unsigned-roads/105997390

#RoadTransportIndustry #RegionalCommunities #Roads #AndrewCollins #KateForrester # #RosemaryMurphy

'Dodging them everywhere': Warning to SA drivers over kangaroo risk increase
By Elsie Adamo

Drivers on regional roads are being warned of an increase in kangaroo activity on South Australian roads, with large mobs of roos seen lining roads at dawn and dusk, creating growing safety concerns for road users.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-09/kangaroo-collisions-up-on-regional-south-australian-roads/105985252

#Animals #RoadTransportIndustry #RuralandRemoteCommunities #RegionalCommunities #ElsieAdamo

School bus driver pleads for help to upgrade 'scary' highway interchange
By Jess Scully

Residents fight for upgrades to an intersection near Table Top in southern New South Wales where a motorcyclist was killed last year.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-30/table-top-residents-seek-hume-highway-intersection-upgrades/105938148

#RoadAccidentsandIncidents #RoadTransportIndustry #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #TransportIndustry #RegionalCommunities #StateandTerritoryGovernment #JessScully

Kaitie was always told they would never drive. This new tech changed that
By Amelia Walters

More than 20 regional NDIS clients have gone on to get their L-plates since completing a course with a unique driving simulator.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-26/driving-simulator-assists-people-with-disabilities/105758844

#Disabilities #RoadTransportIndustry #DiseasesandDisorders #RoadAccidentsandIncidents #Health #RegionalCommunities #AmeliaWalters

Lower speed limit plan to tackle alarming death toll on unsigned rural roads
By Shannon Pearce and Amelia Walters

The federal government is seeking feedback on a proposal to reduce the default speed limit of 100 kilometres an hour on unsigned roads outside of built-up areas.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-24/default-speed-limit-reduced-proposal-rural-road-toll-australia/105929204

#Roads #RoadAccidentsandIncidents #RoadTransportIndustry #ShannonPearce #AmeliaWalters

Calls for Australia's growing love affair with US-style utes to be taxed
By Jacqueline Lynch, Chela Williams, and Stan Shaw

As American-style utes gain popularity across the country, there are calls for owners to face higher taxes for their "big cars, causing big problems".

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-17/big-cars-us-style-trucks-tax/105901678

#CarEnthusiasm #RoadTransportIndustry #JacquelineLynch #ChelaWilliams # #StanShaw

Brisbane level-crossing closures 'adding to congestion'
By Antonia O'Flaherty

The number of Greater Brisbane level crossings that are closed for more than an hour during the morning peak has doubled in the past three years, keeping some motorists delayed for up to one hour and 50 minutes.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-17/brisbane-level-crossing-closures-adding-to-congestion/105900232

#Trains #PublicTransport #DriverEducation #RoadTransportIndustry #AntoniaOFlaherty

'Doesn't pass the pub test': Why is fuel so expensive in some parts of Australia?
By Erin Parke

Industry experts say there is no excuse for wild variations in fuel prices across Australia, as calls grow for an independent investigation into the disparity.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-15/petrol-prices-vastly-different-regional-areas-to-capital-cities/105834588

#PetrolPrices #RegionalCommunities #ConsumerProtection #RoadTransportIndustry #TourismandLeisureIndustry #RetailIndustry #Transport #ErinParke

Unofficial overtaking signal 'fraught with danger', truckies say

Road haulage industry leaders are planning a national campaign against using indicators as a signal it is safe to overtake.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-29/overtaking-signal-from-trucks-raises-road-safety-concerns/105818336

#RoadTransportIndustry #TransportAccidentsandIncidents

Queensland government considering reviving trial of left turn at red light rule
By Alex Brewster

A trial which allowed drivers to turn left at red lights at signposted intersections in Brisbane was axed in 2021.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-03/qld-left-hand-turn-road-rule-trial-government-considering/105728224

#RoadTransportIndustry #AlexBrewster

Glitchy new Queensland Translink app receives scathing reviews
By Steve Austin, Ellen Fanning, and Kenji Sato

Queensland commuters leave scathing reviews after the state's official public transport app was replaced with a new version that is missing critical features.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-29/new-translink-app-receives-scathing-reviews/105711240

#PublicTransport #Technology #RoadTransportIndustry #Internet #SteveAustin #EllenFanning # #KenjiSato

Plug-in hybrid utes take off in Australia, while some EVs stall
By James Purtill

Plug-in hybrids now account for a quarter of electric vehicle sales, as Australians reluctant to entirely drop the fuel tank opt for a compromise.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2025-08-25/phev-plug-in-hybrids-taking-over-electric-vehicle-ev-sales/105647958

#ElectricVehicles #ScienceandTechnology #RoadTransportIndustry #AutomotiveIndustry #ClimateChange #JamesPurtill

Plug-in hybrid utes take off in Australia, while some EVs stall
By James Purtill

Plug-in hybrids now account for a quarter of electric vehicle sales, as Australians reluctant to entirely drop the fuel tank opt for a compromise.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2025-08-25/phev-plug-in-hybrids-taking-over-electric-vehicle-ev-sales/105647958

#ElectricVehicles #ScienceandTechnology #RoadTransportIndustry #AutomotiveIndustry #ClimateChange #JamesPurtill

Drivers urged to avoid D'Aguilar Highway after double fatal in South Burnett
By Aisling Brennan

Emergency services were called to the D'Aguilar Highway at Nukku, west of Blackbutt, following reports of a head-on crash between a fuel tanker and a heavy rigid transport truck at 5:45am today.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-21/truck-drivers-killed-in-daguilar-highway-crash-at-nukku/105680528

#RoadTransportIndustry #DisastersAccidentsandEmergencyIncidents #AislingBrennan

Police charge truckie over fatal crash that closed highway for 18 hours
By Isla Evans

A 21-year-old truck driver has been charged over a multi-vehicle crash that left one man dead, two others injured and closed the Princes Highway for 18 hours.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-08/truck-driver-charged-fatal-crash-bega-princes-highway/105627500

#RoadAccidentsandIncidents #RoadTransportIndustry #Crime #Police #IslaEvans

NSW government yet to deliver on toll fee reduction promise
By Pat McGrath

More than two years after Chris Minns pledged to "declare war" on toll road administration fees, his government has yet to fulfil its promise to reduce the fees that toll road operators levy on drivers who fail to pay to use their roads.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-05/chris-minns-yet-to-deliver-toll-road-administration-fee-pledge/105611652

#RoadTransportIndustry #StateandTerritoryGovernment #PatMcGrath

Disruptive e-bike changes in NSW delayed after 'confusion'
By Millie Roberts

Fines for e-bike suppliers and manufacturers of up to $825,000 were meant to kick start from August 1, in a state government effort to curb lithium-ion battery fires and fatalities.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-22/nsw-fines-ebike-safety-regulation-certification-delay/105529070

#Cycling #StateandTerritoryGovernment #ElectricVehicles #RoadTransportIndustry #Industry #MillieRoberts