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Published 20 Dec 2024
Message from Michael Hopkins, NTC CEOIt’s been a big year for rail in Australia. Working together with industry and governments, the NTC continues its collective effort to deliver the biggest change to rail since electrification.
Published 10 Dec 2024
In an Australian first, the National Transport Commission (NTC) has now released the nation's most comprehensive report on carbon dioxide emissions intensity from 17 million cars on our roads today.
Published 09 Dec 2024
Light Vehicle Emissions Intensity in Australia: Trends Over Time report
Published 06 Dec 2024
Child car seats and child restraints reduce injuries and deaths. Ministers have asked the us to review the Australian Road Rules (ARRs) relating to child restraints for passengers under 16 years old. This includes children with medical conditions and disabilities to ensure they are inclusive and up to date with the latest safety research and best practice guidelines.
Published 02 Dec 2024
An interactive map showing the rail corridors critical for national connectivity is helping to get alignment and consistency across Australia’s rail networks as the sector undergoes the biggest change since electrification.
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, in Australia 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.