Australia’s governments should leave rural speed limits alone. Instead, they should improve safety by fixing black spots and spending more on road upgrades and maintenance, the ATA submission in response to the Australian Government infrastructure department’s...
In August 2025, the Productivity Commission released its interim report into investing in cheaper, cleaner energy and the net zero transformation. This submission recommends that the Government adopt: a voucher program to encourage the take up of electrification and...
The Performance Based Standards (PBS) scheme should not require electronic braking to be retrofitted, the ATA’s submission to the NHVR on how to implement its revised Directional Stability Under Braking (DSUB) standard says. The submission warns that the NHVR’s...
The Australian Government should develop a road user charging system for electric vehicles, the ATA submission to Treasury’s consultations for the Economic Reform Roundtable says. The submission argues that the Government should decide the details of the charge...
The commercial driver medical standards in Assessing Fitness to Drive should be expanded to include better screening for heart disease, diabetes and sleep disorders, the joint ATA and TruckSafe submission to the National Transport Commission on improving health...
Australia should keep its technical design rules for trucks and heavy trailers, but completely harmonise its light vehicle rules with international standards, the ATA submission to the Government’s review of Australian Design Rule (ADR) harmonisation says. The ADRs...
