This report presents research on the safety, governance and public impacts of algorithmic management in app-based food-delivery work with an interest in road safety in Victoria, Australia. The findings offer actionable evidence to support fairer, safer and more accountable gig-delivery ecosystems. The report proposes further research to develop a world-first, safety-focused algorithmic audit framework.

This report addresses the challenge that low traffic volumes in remote and regional areas make it difficult for traditional cost-benefit analysis methods to support road improvements in these areas in line with community expectations and government policy objectives. It develops ways to improve the efficiency, equity and transparency of decision-making for road funding in these...

The yearbook provides a single, comprehensive annual source of time series statistics on infrastructure and transport for policymakers, industry, analysts and the wider Australian community. Infrastructure and transport types covered include road, rail, aviation and shipping with a breakdown of data presented for states and territories.

Traffic fines in Australia hit low-income earners disproportionally hard. One potential solution to this problem is traffic fines that are proportional to the income of the offender. This discussion paper outlines one way of applying this model – drawn from Finland – to Australia, including a breakdown for states.

This inquiry specifically focused on vulnerable road users—those who are the least protected and most at risk on the road—such as pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists. In 2023, they made up 36% of all lives lost on Victorian roads, and in 2022 they made up almost half (47%).