More drivers are getting behind the wheel of a new car but preferences are changing, with hybrids speeding up and petrol cars slowing down.
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson
Carmakers who fail to meet environmental standards will not be penalised under proposed changes expected during the election campaign.
A tax concession for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles has come to the end of the road and experts say it could affect future car sales and emissions.
Rita Saffioti has condemned ‘shocking’ language of high school boys who allegedly discussed plans to sexually assault girls while travelling on public transport.
Bethany Hiatt
The federal treasurer won't budget a "big number" to fill a funding hole in a massive rail line project, but the state's premier vows to push on regardless.
Rachael Ward and Callum Godde
It is large, futuristic and not ready to drive on Australian roads but Tesla's Cybertruck will be the centrepiece of the first Melbourne motor show in 15 years.
Cruise ships are returning to the tourist magnet Santorini after thousands of small earthquakes created a state of emergency on the Greek island.
Angelos Tsatsis and Stelios Misnas
The ATSB on Monday confirmed transport safety investigators from Brisbane and Melbourne had visited the crash site and completed its on-site investigation on Sunday.
Jessica Evensen
Two trains — both understood to be from the new C-series — stalled, with one stuck in the Perth Underground tunnel and another at Whitfords Station on the Yanchep line on Sunday afternoon.
Dylan Caporn
WA’s new locally made C-series trains have caused more travel headaches and delays, this time for Fremantle’s season opener at home with fans left stranded at stations across the city on Sunday.
Perth residents believe public transport upgrades are the key to helping with a booming population according to a survey as concerns remain over the resilience of Western Australia’s infrastructure.
Oliver Lane
Mineral Resources has lowered the bar to be hired as an Onslow haul road truck driver, despite a spate of truck rollovers caused by ‘operator error’ along the issue-ridden road.
Adrian Rauso
Australia's peak motoring body will encourage its 9.5 million members to challenge federal election candidates on road safety, amid calls for more transparency.
Mineral Resources has hit another financial pothole by pulling all iron ore trucks off its trouble-plagued $2.6 billion Onslow haul road after notching half a dozen rollovers on the crucial transport link.
Daniel Newell and Adrian Rauso
High transport costs have been hurting household budgets, but there are signs of relief after months of rising prices.
Jack Gramenz
Raleigh Finlayson has lauded re-elected Deputy Premier Rita Saffioti for helping him shift a rail terminal in Leonora to make way for his new gold mine.
Simone Grogan
Hybrids are among few vehicles to withstand a continuing slowdown in new vehicles sales, with one model racing into the top ten.
Elleker residents whose homes are being “shaken to pieces” due to train line maintenance say they are relieved to hear the Premier promise to listen to their concerns if the State takes over the freight rail.
Melissa Sheil
A controversial plan to turn a historic racetrack into much-needed housing will be off the table indefinitely if members vote against the sale.
Sam McKeith
A new Spirit of Tasmania ferry is set to leave Scotland bound for the Apple Isle after the state government pulled the plug on lease negotiations.
Callum Godde
Drivers have one month left to claim a tax break on plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, amid calls for Labor to give the fuel-saving cars more support.
The Premier has touted the Great Southern as the big winners of Labor’s plan to bring WA’s freight rail network into State control, flagging financial benefits for the agriculture sector and community safety.
Victorians are set to get ticketless public transport travel, with train passengers soon able to tap on and off with bank cards and their phones.
William Ton
Six elephants have been killed when a passenger train hit a herd near a wildlife sanctuary in Sri Lanka.
Bharatha Mallawarachi
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