Transport
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Politics of transport delivers only gridlock
Tim Colebatch Only a diverse, timely and merit-based set of transport solutions can meet the needs of fast-growing cities.
Amanda Tattersall
For better transport, listen to the commuters
Amanda Tattersall I was lucky enough to go to a Sydney selective high school. To get there I had to walk, catch a train and then a bus.
John Legge
Transport planning off rails
John Legge In the 1880s Melbourne was a study in contrasts. It was the fastest growing city in the British Empire and one of the most prosperous.
Heath Aston
Don't mess with school transport scheme
Heath Aston Bob Carr learnt the hard way one of the golden rules of state government - do not meddle with school transport.
John Mant
Mischief to disrupt consensus on city transport planning
John Mant Barry O'Farrell has announced the traffic engineers' version of the planners' City of Sydney Planning Commission - a joint state/city committee with four state nominees and three council nominees to...
Rhiannon Cook
Transport plans need a social approach, not just an economic focus
Rhiannon Cook In one of the most conveniently-located office buildings in Sydney, a team of public servants is sifting through more than 1100 submissions from people, businesses and organisations who care about...
The Loaded Dog
Can planning and transport keep up with development?
The Premier wants you to build - and he'll give you up to $35,240 towards a new property if you're a first home buyer. It will encourage construction on Sydney's outskirts.
Alex Gooding
Three times denied: western Sydney misses out on transport, again
Alex Gooding Sydney is experiencing transport gridlock. Public transport services in the CBD are overcrowded, even though train services are inadequate and in many suburbs non-existent.
New broom can make a mess
Jack Waterford Nothing erodes effectiveness more than constant reorganisation, rebadging and reshuffling at the top
When even the unions yield
Peter Hartcher When the union movement's new ad campaign hit TV screens this week, it took the Liberal Party - and many in Labor - by surprise.
Costs rise on raising children
Stephanie Peatling Cost of raising children up 50 per cent past five, new modelling shows.
Territory given little cause for celebration
Emma Macdonald and Peter Jean Federal largesse to the ACT was minimal in the budget, despite the announcement it would claw back $74 million.
State playing politics on trains
Josh Gordon Former Liberal premier Dick Hamer simultaneously had three big infrastructure projects on the go: the West Gate Bridge, completed in 1978; City Loop, completed in 1981; and the first two stages of...
The thimble and pea trick on schools
Sean Nicholls Julia Gillard's plan to implement David Gonski's education reforms was unveiled at a crucial time for the states and territories: right in the middle of their budget preparations.
Seven strategies to rally the nation's fortunes
Matthew Kidman Is Tony Abbott about to become the single most important driver of the Australian share market?
B negative, that's me
Bruce Guthrie As more and more vehicles clogg our streets and freeways, we have been asleep at the wheel.
As the public purse thins, the rich feel the pinch
John Watson Soaring living costs and a rising reliance on private services are a double blow.
Tim Colebatch
Before we tackle the budget, let's clarify a few points
Tim Colebatch Distorted media analysis obscures the ways to confront a budget deficit. Some of our media brethren are convinced the deficit is all due to excessive spending by the Labor government.
Greiner's roads push a source of confusion
Anna Patty A few folks on Barry O'Farrell's backbench - and maybe one or two in his cabinet - are scratching their heads about his decision to appoint a former Liberal premier, Nick Greiner, to head its...
Abbott's big bold plan much too short on detail
Tim Colebatch What would an Abbott government be like? Last week our probable prime minister gave us clues with two surprising statements: an Abbott government would cut off funding of public transport projects,...
