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The Cost of Maintaining the Australian National Highway System

This Report discusses the objectives of the Australian national highway system, presents statistical information and describes the application of the life cycle costing technique to the pavement evaluation.The Cost of M…

Release date: 2 July 1992

Research Report

The Japan–Australia Air Route

BTCE undertook this study to identify and analyse the factors which have influenced the supply and demand for air services on the Australia-Japan route and to examine the future prospects for the route. The study examin…

Release date: 2 June 1992

Research Report

Shore-Based Shipping Costs of Containerised Cargo: A 1991 Update

This study updates to 1991, the components of shore based shipping costs included in the Industry Task Force 1986 Shore-Based Shipping Final Report, and BTE Occasional Paper 80, Shore-based Shipping Costs, Non-bulk Carg…

Release date: 2 April 1992

Research Report

Relative Efficiencies in the Transportation of Commodities

This Report assesses the relative efficiencies of road and rail in the transportation of several bulk commodities. The work explores potential constraints to the efficient transportation of bulk commodities, including t…

Release date: 2 January 1992

Research Report

Transport and Regional Economic Development

This Report describes a case study of capacity of regional transport infrastructure to meet current and future demands of industry.Transport and Regional Economic Development

Release date: 2 January 1992

Research Report

Deregulation of Domestic Aviation—The First Year

The Commonwealth's regulation of interstate aviation, in place for over thirty years, came to an end at midnight on 30 October 1990. This study reviews the developments in the last few months of regulation and in the fi…

Release date: 2 November 1991

Research Report

Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Transport: Some Tax Policy Options

This Paper provides an examination of three tax policy options. The options relate to taxation of business cars, vehicle sales tax and registration charges, and a carbon tax on transport fuel.Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emi…

Release date: 2 October 1991

Research Report

An Analysis of Total Factor Productivity with an Application to Australian National

This Report has two main goals. The first is to present the theoretical aspects of productivity measurement and its interpretation with particular emphasis on its role as a performance measure. The second is to provide,…

Release date: 2 August 1991

Research Report

An Economic and Social Assessment of Australian National's Passenger Services

This report presents an assessment of the financial, economic, social and environmental benefits and costs of the closure or continued operation of each of the Australian National Railway Commission's passenger services…

Release date: 2 August 1991

Research Report

Major Marine Oil Spills—Risk and Response

This study examines the risk associated with major oil spills (over 1000 tonnes) in open water anywhere on the Australian coast. This differs from previous work which has focused on the more numerous, smaller spills ass…

Release date: 2 August 1991

Research Report

The Social Impacts of Rail Systems Rationalisation

This report assesses the social impacts of a range of scenarios developed for non-urban rail by the Railway Industry Council to set out reform options for railway systems in Australia. Use is made of Australian Bureau o…

Release date: 2 August 1991

Research Report

The Future of the Tasmanian Railway System: A Cost—Benefit Assessment of Options

This study provides financial and social cost-benefit analyses of options for the Australian National railways operation in Tasmania (Tasrail).The Future of the Tasmanian Railway System: A Cost–Benefit Assessment of Opt…

Release date: 2 August 1991

Research Report

Short Term Forecasting of Transport and Communications Activity

This Paper provides a description of the short-term forecasting models used in the Bureau's quarterly publication–Transport and Communications Indicators. For domestic freight, four models cover intercapital road freigh…

Release date: 2 July 1991

Research Report

Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Australian Transport

The Paper details emissions from various segments of the transport sector, discusses the magnitude of the task involved in reducing transport emissions, and examines the potential for reducing them by alternative means.…

Release date: 2 May 1991

Research Report

Demand Forecasts and Demand Elasticities for Australian Transport Fuel

The study focuses on the current major transport fuels, which in 1988–89 accounted for 93 per cent of Australia's transport sector energy consumption: petrol (leaded and unleaded), automotive diesel oil, fuel oil and av…

Release date: 2 February 1991

Research Report

The Costs of Waterfront Unreliability in 1988

This Paper primarily examines the costs of waterfront unreliability in Australia in 1988 drawing on information provided by shipping companies and on the results of a survey of importers and exporters. It makes no attem…

Release date: 2 September 1990