Valiant in defeat,the Matildas showed teamwork,skills and sheer tenacity the equal of any team,male or female.
Road traffic growth and inflation-linked toll rises helped tollway giant Transurban earn nearly $1 billion from Melbourne’s drivers.
With toll revenues surging by an eye-watering 26 per cent last financial year,Transurban,the behemoth controlling Sydney’s toll roads,must surely be crying all the way to the bank. For motorists,there can be only tears of rage.
What passes for success – or even progress – is still a low bar.
Tolls are increasing at a greater rate on many of Sydney’s toll roads than several years ago because they are linked to inflation,which remains high.
Motorists are right to feel rounded-off.
The competition watchdog has raised concerns about the proposed deal for the toll roads giant to take a majority stake in EastLink owner Horizon Roads.
Motorists are being stung for speeding on Westconnex despite a political consensus the speed limit is too low,and pre-election commitments to lift it.
After more than four years of construction,motorists will soon get the chance to drive through almost 17 kilometres of tunnels – for a price.
With Sydney earning the title of the world’s most tolled city,a new review will consider splitting Sydney’s motorways into five geographic zones.
Departmental briefings reveal a review for the previous state government floated an option to toll “all motorways” and introduce a congestion charge in the CBD.