COMMENT: Malcolm Turnbull may say that the Queensland election was decided on state issues, but there are plenty of lessons for the federal LNP in the results, Michelle Grattan writes.
The Queensland
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Why big projects like the Adani coal mine won’t transform regional Queensland
COMMENT: The big ticket resources projects of the past decade have not delivered as hoped for regional Queensland. New approaches are needed, John Cole writes.
Queensland election campaigns often
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Why Adani may still get its government rail line loan
COMMENT: Despite Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s veto of a loan to Adani, the company could still receive funds from a new government or via previous arrangements, Brendan Gogarty writes.
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Designing suburbs to cut car use closes gaps in health and wealth
COMMENT: One of the most effective ways to reduce health inequalities across Australia is to design neighbourhoods that free residents from having to rely on cars for transport, Jerome N Rachele, Aislinn
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Why the ‘Hands Off’ campaign targeting sexual harassment on public transport misses the mark
COMMENT: A new campaign targeting sexual assault on public transport is a positive development in some respects, but is unlikely to generate substantive, longer-term change, Bianca Fileborn writes.
Last
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Technology to prevent rail disasters is in our hands
As the Lac Mégantic rail disaster trial begins, here’s how technology can help prevent a repeat of the tragedy that killed 47 people, Chris Bachmann writes.
As the trial of the deadly 2013 Lac-Mégantic
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This is what our cities need to do to be truly liveable for all
COMMENT: The challenge of creating liveable communities across Australia’s capital cities comes down to seven key factors. And assessed on this basis, parts of our cities don’t fare so well,
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Australia’s $1 billion loan to Adani ‘ripe’ for High Court challenge
COMMENT: The proposed loan of Commonwealth money to Adani is on shaky constitutional ground, potentially paving the way for High Court challenge which could change the dynamics of federal-state funding,
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Stuck in traffic: we need a smarter approach to congestion than building more roads
COMMENT: Instead of focusing on freeways, governments should change the way we pay for urban roads and public transport, Marion Terrill and Hugh Batrouney write.
The equation doesn’t look pretty. Traffic
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Getting serious on roads reform is one way our political leaders can get back on track
ANALYSIS: Australians are crying out for political leadership. One way our leaders can redeem themselves is by getting to work on a complete shake-up of how we pay for and use transport infrastructure,
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