The South East Queensland report discusses changes in the geography of population and employment and the impacts on commuting, with a view to providing a solid evidence base about the trends that have been shaping the region in recent years. The analysis focuses on changes between 2001 and 2011 (wherever data is available). Further, it explores changes at a range of geographical scales to convey an understanding of the overarching patterns as well as some of the finer details. It also investigates the trends in relation to the relevant strategic planning goals.

• Population growth, jobs growth and commuting flows in South East Queensland
  
  report_134.pdf
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This report allows understanding on forecasting of city passenger travel by motor vehicles and urban public transport. It will aid planning and policy development regarding urban public transport and motor vehicle traffic in cities.

• Public transport use in Australia's capital cities, Modelling and forecasting
  
  report_129.pdf
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This report presents forecasts of air passenger movements through Australia's eight capital city airports and five largest non-capital city airports (Newcastle, Cairns, Gold Coast, Townsville and Launceston). The forecasts have been developed using econometric models of domestic and international air passenger travel demand, and incorporating the most recent economic outlook for Australia and its major trading partners. Population, income, airfares, exchange rates and the prices of domestic and overseas travel and accommodation are the principal factors influencing growth in air passenger movements through Australian airports.

• Air Passenger Movements Through Capital and Non-Capital City Airports to 2030–31
  
  report_133.pdf
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The Sydney report discusses changes in the geography of population and employment and the impacts on commuting. It also investigates the trends in relation to the relevant strategic planning goals. The analysis focuses on changes between 2001 and 2010 (wherever data is available). It explores changes at a range of geographical scales to convey an understanding of the overarching patterns as well as some of the finer details.

• Population growth, jobs growth and commuting flows in Sydney
  
  report_132.pdf
  (7.87 MB)

Understanding Australia's Urban Railways provides an overview of the urban passenger and freight railways in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. For passenger rail, the report explores service provision; patronage trends; recent and planned network expansion; and the key challenges facing each system. In addition, the report examines the main characteristics of each city's rail freight network including: the extent of the freight/passenger rail interface; recent and planned network expansion; and the principal freight task on each system.

• Understanding Australia's urban railways
  
  report_131.pdf
  (8.88 MB)

Paper given to the 33rd Australasian Transport Research Forum, 29 September–1 October 2010, Canberra.
Author: David Gargett.

• Petrol Prices in Australia
  
  sp_005_Gargett.pdf
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This Report represents part of a full-scale study by BTE, at the direction of the Minister for Transport, of the development requirements for Brisbane Airport. The full report will be issued at a later date and will present a detailed examination of the civil aviation requirements of the region and the appropriate expansion/replacement program.

• Brisbane Airport: Interim Report on International Terminal
  
  report_009.pdf
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The main issue relating to the section of the National Highway linking Hobart, Launceston and Burnie between Penguin and Burnie is whether to retain the coastal alignment for the National Highway or to adopt an alternative inland route. This appraisal covers both options and provides a recommendation for the future.

• National Highways Linking Hobart, Launceston and Burnie: Appraisal of Penguinto Burnie Section, 1978
  
  report_037.pdf
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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 first year of deregulation.

• Deregulation of Domestic Aviation–The First Year
  
  report_073.pdf
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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 the pricing systems applied by road and rail operators.

• Relative Efficiencies in the Transportation of Commodities
  
  report_076.pdf
  (3.99 MB)