This report examines the issues affecting the competitiveness of Tasmanian business as they relate to shipping, port, road, and rail infrastructure and services. It also focuses on the effectiveness of the freight and passenger subsidy schemes and assesses the alignment of their objectives and outcomes. Key points: Tasmania, like mainland Australia, is an island economy...

Examines how effectively, efficiently and economically prisoners have been transported throughout Victoria's criminal justice system. Audit summary: In Victoria, there is a minimum of 58 000 prisoner movements per year for a variety of reasons. Prisoners are moved between prisons to accommodate changes in their risk profile, maximise prison capacity, attend health and welfare programs...

This report reviews the options available for upgrading existing passenger train services, drawing from local and international case studies to inform the conclusions. These case studies illustrate both the range of upgrades available and their effectiveness in increasing rail patronage and mode share. Travellers seek a comfortable, accessible and dependable service with low transit and...

The Government made a commitment before the last election to review the Road Safety Remuneration System. This review was conducted by Rex Deighton-Smith, of Jaguar Consulting, and was completed in April 2014.

In June 2013, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, John Key, for the first time showed support for the proposed Auckland city rail link with the caveat that he wants to delay the project until 2020, suggesting that only by then will there be enough patronage to justify it. He has not committed central government...