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Treasurer Jim Chalmers announces the slashing of 500 tariffs worth nearly $30m. Follow the day’s news live
Federal energy minister Chris Bowen is insisting this morning that the government’s vehicle efficiency standards will provide “some pretty good savings.”
Speaking on the Today Show earlier, Bowen said the plan would get more options for buyers, adding that some drivers could save as much as $1800 a year in fuel costs under the plan:
This is about really getting better quality cars into Australia that use less fuel, and the more you drive the more you’d save.
So some pretty good savings to be had if people choose to take the more efficient model, and we want to give them more choices.
Sydney is the most tolled city in the world. And now we know trying to fix it requires a significant reset of the tolling network … We were elected with a mandate to undertake work on toll reform, to make tolls simpler and fairer.
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