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Waterline No 39—September 2005

This issue contains an article on Trends in Australian International Sea Trade. It examines Australia's maritime trade 1994–1995 to 2004–2005, including commodity exports and imports, trade regions and port activity. Wa…

Release date: 2 September 2005

Research Report

Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Australian Transport: Base Case Projections to 2020

This report presents the results of a Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics (BTRE) study to update base case projections of greenhouse gas emissions from the Australian transport sector. This work updates previous …

Release date: 2 August 2005

Statistics

Australian Transport Statistics—June 2005

Australian Transport Statistics provides an easy introduction to a diverse range of transport statistics. Topics include employment, GDP, passenger and freight movements, trade, funding, motor vehicles, fatalities and e…

Release date: 2 July 2005

Research Report

Freight rates and competitiveness

Paper given to the Grains West Expo 2005 at Scarborough Beach WA, 19–20 July by David Gargett, Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics. Freight rates and competitiveness

Release date: 2 July 2005

Research Report

Focus on Regions No 3: Taxable Income

The paper and associated database directly tackle the issue of quantifying economic growth in regions. BTRE derived regional economic activity indices for every Local Government Area in Australia from 1980–81 to 2004–05…

Release date: 2 June 2005

Research Report

Health Impacts of Transport Emissions in Australia: Economic Costs

This report is part of a series of BTRE research on the socioeconomic costs of transport impacts and focuses on the health impact costs of motor vehicle emissions in Australian capital cities.Health Impacts of Transport…

Release date: 2 June 2005

Statistics

Avline No 6—May 2005

This issue's feature article examines domestic on time performance, one year after the commencement of reporting of on time data. The article explores total industry trends and some of the factors influencing the result…

Release date: 2 May 2005

Research Report

General Aviation: An Industry Overview

This report profiles significant sectors of the general aviation industry, identifying the major changes in the operating environment affecting general aviation, identifying and explaining where possible the trends in s…

Release date: 2 April 2005

Research Report

Risk in Cost-Benefit Analysis

For cost-benefit analyses (CBA) of public-sector projects, a common misconception is that the discount rate should include a risk premium in consonance with the private-sector practice of doing so. In examining the issu…

Release date: 2 April 2005

Statistics

Australian Sea Freight, 2002–2003

The Australian Sea Freight series presents statistics on the movement of Australian freight by sea, as well as information on port activity, fleet structure, and use of coastal permits. This edition focuses on sea freig…

Release date: 2 March 2005

Statistics

Waterline No 38—March 2005

This issue contains an article on Australian International Shipping. It summarises Australia's maritime trade 2002–2003, including cargo movements, main trading partners as well as major port activity with the main focu…

Release date: 2 March 2005

Research Report

Is the World Running Out of Oil? A Review of the Debate

The possibility of sustained high world oil prices has fueled concern over long-term supply. The question is particularly relevant for transport as a major user of oil with few viable alternatives. Internationally, ther…

Release date: 2 February 2005

Statistics

Avline No 5—November 2004

The Australian domestic aviation industry has undergone significant change since the events that led to the collapse of Ansett in September 2001. This issue's feature article examines the industry's response to that eve…

Release date: 2 November 2004

Research Report

Modelling Responses of Urban Freight Patterns to Greenhouse Gas Abatement Scenarios

This paper presents the results of applying a policy model to simulate the effects on greenhouse gas emissions from trucking in Sydney of various abatement scenarios. These include vehicle efficiency scenarios, traffic …

Release date: 2 October 2004

Information Sheet

Public Road-Related Expenditure and Revenue in Australia (2004 update)

The total amount of road-related expenditure by the Australian, State, Territory and Local Governments in 2001–02 was $7.6 billion. Between 1998–99 and 2001–02 road-related expenditure increased by an average of $99.4 m…

Release date: 2 October 2004

Statistics

Waterline No 37—September 2004

July 2004 marks the 10th anniversary of Waterline. This issue contains a special feature on the changing face of the waterfront from 1993 to 2004 as reported in the pages of Waterline.Waterline No 37

Release date: 2 September 2004