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Calls for 24/7 public transport as patronage increases

Calls for 24/7 public transport as patronage increases

Workers summoned back to offices have boosted patronage as weekend trips by families and tourists rise, with calls for constant operation of public transport.

PM: I never called ex-Qantas boss for flight perks

PM: I never called ex-Qantas boss for flight perks

PM: I never called ex-Qantas boss for flight perks

PM: I never called ex-Qantas boss for flight perks

The prime minister has emphatically denied calling Qantas's former chief executive for flight upgrades, pouring cold water on an incendiary political dogfight.

Trauma surgeons sound grim warning on e-scooter dangers

Trauma surgeons sound grim warning on e-scooter dangers

Trauma surgeons sound grim warning on e-scooter dangers

Trauma surgeons sound grim warning on e-scooter dangers

Medical officials worry the increasing use of electric bikes and scooters could further pressure already stretched hospital emergency departments.

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Australia to test drive a battery electric dual-cab ute

Australia to test drive a battery electric dual-cab ute

An electric ute prototype from Toyota will be put the test in Australia during the next year but there is no word on when it might be released for sale.

Green light for scooters a red flag for local councils

Green light for scooters a red flag for local councils

NSW has trailed other states in regulating e-scooters but recent council trials show the need for statewide consistency, an inquiry has been told.

Under 16s face e-scooter ban in regulation rev up

Under 16s face e-scooter ban in regulation rev up

Almost 460,000 e-scooters are in homes across NSW but many users don't know they're currently illegal to ride on roads and streets.

Australia urged not to pull the plug on hybrid tax cuts

Australia urged not to pull the plug on hybrid tax cuts

Sales of plug-in hybrid vehicles are accelerating in Australia as a tax deadline approaches, but some automotive groups say an extension is needed.

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Forget electric and focus on hybrid utes, inquiry hears

Forget electric and focus on hybrid utes, inquiry hears

Forget electric and focus on hybrid utes, inquiry hears

Forget electric and focus on hybrid utes, inquiry hears

Australia is not ready to make a full switch to electric vehicles, an inquiry has heard, as the technology cannot accommodate farmers and tradespeople.

Liberals float revival of contentious toll road project

Liberals float revival of contentious toll road project

Liberals float revival of contentious toll road project

Liberals float revival of contentious toll road project

Victorian Opposition Leader John Pesutto is eyeing a revival of plans to build an underground road tunnel to connect Melbourne's Eastern Freeway to CityLink.

Autonomous flying taxis prepare for launch in Australia

Autonomous flying taxis prepare for launch in Australia

Autonomous flying taxis prepare for launch in Australia

Autonomous flying taxis prepare for launch in Australia

Would you ride in a plane with no pilot? One aerospace company is betting on it, signing a deal with Australian air safety regulator to establish rules.

Tasmania to remain Australia's Antarctic gateway

Tasmania to remain Australia's Antarctic gateway

Tasmania to remain Australia's Antarctic gateway

Tasmania to remain Australia's Antarctic gateway

Tasmania will remain home to the nation's Antarctic icebreaker, the RSV Nuyina, and gateway to the Southern Ocean following a $188 million deal.

Trial to test if electric vehicles can power homes

Trial to test if electric vehicles can power homes

Trial to test if electric vehicles can power homes

Trial to test if electric vehicles can power homes

Australia's national science agency will team with an electricity retailer to find out whether electric cars can be used to power homes and back up the grid.

No steering wheel, pedals: ready to ride in a Cybercab?

No steering wheel, pedals: ready to ride in a Cybercab?

No steering wheel, pedals: ready to ride in a Cybercab?

No steering wheel, pedals: ready to ride in a Cybercab?

Tesla has unveiled its vision for self-driving taxis in a vehicle that has no manual driving controls. Experts say they are cautious but optimistic.

Car battery 'passports' could help manage growing waste

Car battery 'passports' could help manage growing waste

Car battery 'passports' could help manage growing waste

Car battery 'passports' could help manage growing waste

Australia should adopt a tracking scheme and battery passports like Europe to deal with the growing pile of electric car waste, an inquiry has heard.

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Park your car to power your home: study probes EV tech

Electric cars could become energy storage solutions as part of a two-year project launched by the NRMA and university researchers.

Hybrids demoted to make way for electric Uber rides

Rideshare giant Uber is making changes to encourage more drivers to adopt electric vehicles, including knocking hybrid cars out of 'green' service.

Hybrid vehicles in fast lane, as petrol cars slow down

Australians are buying fewer new cars as the economy bites but hybrid vehicles are bucking the trend, sales figures have revealed.

Speed limit cuts needed to help fix road toll 'crisis'

Speed limits need to be curbed to help tackle the 'absolute crisis' of the nation's spiralling road toll, road safety experts say.

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Pain before gain as commuters brace for railway closure

Final trains are travelling a line that carried commuters for almost 130 years before its conversion as part of the nation's biggest public transport project.

$14m funding boost to make sustainable jet fuel fly

Environmentally friendly plane fuel could be closer to being produced in Australia after two governments made a record investment in its potential.

Notorious crash highway Qld's most despised road

Queensland's major arterial Bruce Highway, that's been the subject of much political debate, has been ranked as the Sunshine State's most hated road.

Hydrogen could do the heavy lifting on Aussie roads

A leading Australian transport company says hydrogen trucks, not electric options, will revolutionise long-haul freight in Australia.

Melbourne adopts Sydney Metro's tunnel boring machines

Tunnel boring machines used to build Sydney's metro will be used to build Melbourne's Suburban Rail Loop, as questions remain over the project's funding.

Electric cars crash through Aussie price barrier again

The price of electric cars has fallen in Australia again, with one popular model available for less than $31,000, but experts warn high-end EV sales may stall.

Rail fight brings Metro concession, free train fares

Trains are free across Sydney amid major sporting fixtures as the transport minister dismisses criticism of a commitment to put more staff on driverless trains.

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