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Published 25 Nov 2024
Around 70,000 extra workers will be needed over the next decade to build, run and maintain expanding networks. This includes 13,000 digital specific roles to support the introduction of new technologies. We're working with governments, industry and the education sector to identify the new skillsets required, develop faster, nationally-recognised pathways to these skills and encourage new, diverse cohort of workers into rail.
Published 25 Nov 2024
Australia’s rail networks are investing in digital systems that can significantly improve the safety and productivity of our railways. Australia’s rail networks are investing in digital systems that can significantly improve the safety and productivity of our railways. We're working with industry, governments and unions to coordinate their rollout. By ensuring technologies align, we can get trains running safely and more efficiently, helping rail play a bigger role in the nation’s economy and connecting more people to opportunities .
Published 25 Nov 2024
Australia’s rail networks have 12 separate rule books and many different standards, operating rules and processes. This is a burden for workers who operate across networks. It increases training time and costs and affects safety. The NTC is working with industry to harmonise rules and training, making rail simpler, safer and better able to attract a skilled and mobile workforce.
Published 25 Nov 2024
Australia’s rail networks each have their own standards for technologies, trains, infrastructure, operating rules and worker training. The differences come at a huge cost to safety and limits the capacity and competitiveness of rail freight. We are working on a new national approach to standards and ways of working that will drive interoperability and improve safety and efficiencies across networks.
Published 25 Nov 2024
Right now, it can take less time to build a train than it does to get it approved to run across the country. This is a major deterrent to investment and creates a barrier to moving more freight onto rail. We are working with industry and regulators to streamline and simplify the process.
Published 21 Nov 2024
In 2022, we developed a framework to ensure the safe operation of automated vehicles while they are on the road (or ‘in service’).
Published 26 Aug 2024
The National Transport Commission is working with all governments and industry on the biggest change to Australian rail in over a century.
Published 27 Jun 2024
Our Rail Safety National Law supports a seamless and coordinated approach to rail safety regulation in Australia.To keep it up to date we recently conducted a targeted review of the law.
Published 14 May 2024
The NTC is identifying options to improve the diagnosis and screening of sleep apnoea, diabetes and cardiac risk levels to support heavy vehicle operators and drivers manage the risks posed by ill health.
Published 09 May 2024
The Rail Safety National Law (RSNL) aims for a seamless and coordinated national approach to rail safety regulation in Australia.