Public transport

Real climate action abandoned in race to elections

While expenditure on road transport is necessary, even urgent in some places, the climate emergency also urgently demands alternatives to road and air transportation for people and goods in a continent as vast as Australia, argues Pip Hinman.

electric cars in traffic

Electric cars won’t solve the climate crisis

While electric cars are often touted as the future of transport and a crucial part of the effort to reach “net zero” greenhouse gas emissions, in reality they are not a meaningful solution, argues Ben Radford.

Protest calls for better public transport for western suburbs

Campaigners, members of parliament and councillors gathered on the steps of Parliament House to urge the Victorian government to improve public transport in the western suburbs. Gabriel Di Falco reports.

We already have electric vehicles

Improving and expanding the existing electric vehicle network must not be overlooked in the discussion about solutions to the climate emergency, argues Andrew Chuter.

Socialist Alliance candidates say solutions exist for housing, health and transport crises

Socialist Alliance candidates running in the Victorian elections say that solutions exist for the cost-of-living pressures. Jacob Andrewartha reports.

Andrew Chuter: 'My vision of socialism'

Socialist Alliance candidate for Sydney and respected public housing, transport, resident action and trade union activist Andrew Chuter talks about about his practical vision for a socialist future.

Socialist candidate: ‘We need to take back public assets’

Suzanne James spoke to Sam Wainwright, Socialist Alliance candidate for Fremantle, about Invasion Day, public transport, privatisation and his hopes for democracy.

Activists campaign against $16 billion toll road expansion

Anti-toll road activists are stepping up their protests against the North East Link. Isaac Nellist reports.

Illustration showning the space on streets surrendered to cars

We need distance from the car virus, too

The absence of cars in our car-dominated cities in the COVID-19 pandemic reminds us that we need green space and mass transit, argues Andrew Chuter.

 

Victoria: Private transport operators seek to cash in on coronavirus pandemic

As public transport usage collapses, the private operators of Melbourne’s public transport system are seeking a “rescue package”, reports Chris Slee.

Another battle for the Upfield Line

Many battles have been fought over the Upfield Line. Here, Socialist councillor Sue Bolton talks about the fight to duplicate the line.

NSW deserves better

And so it begins. Premier Gladys Berejiklian has been hitting the airwaves telling us all how successful she has been at raiding the public pantry and flogging off the spoils.

On the other side of the political divide Labor MP Jo Haylen is busy telling her Summer Hill electorate just how much WestConnex is on the nose — but conveniently neglecting to mention that her party is right behind WestConnex.