Government - Page 4

    Jack Quick

    More pain coming for Melbourne motorists

    Jack Quick

     More pain coming for Melbourne motorists

    Major upgrades to Melbourne's Eastern Freeway will see the speed limit reduced to 80km/h along certain sections for five years.

    William Stopford

    Victoria weighs next steps after High Court strikes down road-user charge

    William Stopford

     Victoria weighs next steps after High Court strikes down road-user charge

    Victoria could return road-user charges it collected from plug-in hybrid and electric vehicle drivers after the High Court struck down the ZLEV Act.

    Mike Costello

    More realistic fuel efficiency testing now underway in Australia

    Mike Costello

     More realistic fuel efficiency testing now underway in Australia

    Prime Minister Anthony Albanese launches long-awaited real-world testing regime, with 200 vehicles to be put through a series of tests.

    William Stopford

    High Court forces Victorian government to repeal electric car tax

    William Stopford

     High Court forces Victorian government to repeal electric car tax

    The High Court of Australia has found the Victorian Government can't force zero- or low-emission vehicle owners to pay a road-user charge.

    William Stopford

    New Zealand to ditch electric car rebates, fees for high-emission vehicles

    William Stopford

     New Zealand to ditch electric car rebates, fees for high-emission vehicles

    The newly elected New Zealand National government has pledged to kill EV subsidies, and fees for higher-emission vehicles this year.

    Jack Quick

    Manual transmission licensing continues to die in New South Wales

    Jack Quick

     Manual transmission licensing continues to die in New South Wales

    Only 11 per cent of people in New South Wales who completed their driving test in 2022 opted to do it in a manual-equipped car.

    Jack Quick

    Badly behaved e-scooter riders facing huge fines in Queensland

    Jack Quick

     Badly behaved e-scooter riders facing huge fines in Queensland

    Proposed laws in Queensland could mean e-scooter riders might face court time and fines over $6000 for riding dangerously on footpaths.

    Jade Credentino

    Victoria's battered roads are finally getting repaired

    Jade Credentino

     Victoria's battered roads are finally getting repaired

    The Victorian Government has started repairing regional roads after extreme weather conditions caused "widespread damage".

    Mike Costello

    Motoring clubs demand better data to curb growing road death toll in Australia

    Mike Costello

     Motoring clubs demand better data to curb growing road death toll in Australia

    Australian Automobile Association says road funding is politicised and not always based on data. It calls the result excess death and trauma.

    William Stopford

    Ombudsman calls on Victoria to refund electric car road-user penalties

    William Stopford

     Ombudsman calls on Victoria to refund electric car road-user penalties

    The Victorian Ombudsman has slammed her state's Department of Transport and Planning for its implementation of the ZLEV Act, including unfair penalties.

    Derek Fung

    Europe abandons tougher emissions laws for petrol, diesel cars

    Derek Fung

     Europe abandons tougher emissions laws for petrol, diesel cars

    The tighter Euro 7 emissions laws proposed last year for petrol and diesel cars have all but been abandoned as carmakers rush to develop EVs.

    James Gelding

    Europe might backtrack on ultra-strict environmental rules for new cars - report

    James Gelding

     Europe might backtrack on ultra-strict environmental rules for new cars - report

    A compromise solution from Spain could see the upcoming Euro 7 emissions standards weakened following pushback from countries and car companies.