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'Ute tax' racked up $636.2m before it was scrapped
Transport

'Ute tax' racked up $636.2m before it was scrapped

Fees from 'gas guzzlers' did not go even half-way to funding clean-car discounts.

Brent Melville 05 Feb 2024
Singapore’s $316,000 Toyotas fuel angst over wealth gap
Transport

Singapore’s $316,000 Toyotas fuel angst over wealth gap

Car ownership is a status symbol in a city-state where people can’t drive far.

Bloomberg 03 Feb 2024
Auckland light rail had positive benefit-cost ratio, investor interest
Transport

Auckland light rail had positive benefit-cost ratio, investor interest

Auckland Light Rail says its project would have returned $2.40 for every $1 invested.

Oliver Lewis 02 Feb 2024
Public support for usage-based water charging
Transport

Public support for usage-based water charging

A new survey asks 'what's fair?' when paying for infrastructure. 

Oliver Lewis 02 Feb 2024


Oliver Lewis
Oliver Lewis

Infrastructure Editor

Oliver Lewis won the local government reporting category at the 2023 Voyager Media Awards. He is part of our investigations unit and also covers infrastructure, housing and employment issues. Formerly with Stuff/The Press, Oliver has also written for the Guardian and North & South. 

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