The NSW Government requested this review, to consider reforms that would improve the efficiency, fairness, simplicity and transparency of road toll pricing in New South Wales. The review was also asked to consider relevant competition and regulation questions. The reviewers consider that reform is especially needed because the present system has diminishing legitimacy in the...

The NSW Government has established an Independent Toll Review to identify reform options to overhaul the road toll system in New South Wales. The reviewers are inviting feedback and commentary on this interim report, which presents the culmination of work to date with initial findings and recommendations for toll reform.

This paper takes stock of scientific findings to date regarding the distributional effects of policies discouraging car use in urban areas. These policies include cordon tolls, distance-based charges, fuel taxes, parking measures and public transport subsidies.

This paper presents an overview of the North East Link Bill 2020, the Victorian Government’s plans to establish a state-owned tolling corporation, the recent history of public-private road projects in Victoria and a summary of the business case for the Corporation.

The link between public (and increasingly private) investment in mega-road projects and growing emissions appears to have escaped the attention of the processes that oversee public project decisions – panel hearings, ministerial processes and environmental impact assessments.