This working paper is the first of 4 papers creating measures to monitor and report on the affordability of communications services.

This Information Sheet presents an estimate of interstate freight rates for road, rail, sea and air modes back to 1965. Models of the first three modes are also presented, allowing an understanding of the determinants of the level and movement of freight rates in Australia.

Road transport technologies are evolving rapidly. Recent years have seen the expansion of intelligent transport systems (ITS), such as ramp metering and signal coordination, and low-level vehicle automation.

This information sheet provides an overview of the current status of motorcycling safety in Australia. In 2016 motorcyclist deaths increased by 22 per cent, to 248 deaths (almost 1 in five road deaths).

Waterline 59 reports on trends in productivity and pricing at 5 major Australian container ports up to the June quarter 2016.

In this research, several elements of spending are examined, including the composition of that expenditure, the contribution of taxes and government charges, how the expenditure varies by broad region type and by key demographic characteristics, as well as the characteristics of those households

This information sheet analyses fatal crashes and fatalities involving light commercial vehicles. Light commercial vehicles account for more than 1 in 6 registered vehicles and almost 1 in 5 of total vehicle kilometres travelled (VKT).

This Information Sheet presents estimates of urban passenger fares in major Australian cities from 1952-53 to 2015-16. A taxi fare index is available separately from 1996-97 to 2015-16.

Information on sea freight movements, vessel activity, the use of coastal trading licences and the size and composition of the Australian trading fleet.

Paper prepared for the ANZSOG Infrastructure Research Workshop, Canberra, 2015. Author: Mark Harvey