Monorails for Australian cities

Many areas are not suitable for high-density housing because there is no mass transport connection.

Existing rail transport networks are already overloaded and cannot be extended for less than $1 billion per kilometre. Melbourne Metro has cost $1.6 billion per kilometre.

At the same time the road network is frequently in gridlock limiting the ability to add more tram and bus transit.

We propose funding the addition of a layer of elevated mass transit to service new apartment complexes. These would link the new housing to existing heavy rail hubs and the CBD. See Monorails for Australia.

Encouraging EV’s

Australia has less than three weeks supply of liquid fuel in the country.

This is a critical vulnerability that could easily be exploited by a superpower adversary.

More chargers

There are too few chargers in regional areas.

We would ensure an adequate number of fast chargers, especially in regional centres.

Less tax on EV’s

We would have less tax on EV’s with over 100km of all-electric range.

Hybrid and Electric trucks

We propose redirecting the $10 billion diesel fuel subsidy to support electrification of the heavy vehicle fleet.

This could include:

• Hybrid trucks
• Electric trucks
• Hybrid trailers (See https://www.range.energy/)
• Hybrid or electric farm equipment

This would allow transport and farming to continue to some extent if diesel supply to Australia was severely restricted by a blockade or wars elsewhere.

Maglev for Interstate Transport

See Maglev for Interstate Transport

Interstate Freight

We would favour rail freight enhancements over further road improvements. This is to help reduce reliance on imported fuels.