The RTBU has a strong industrial agenda for the 2016 Federal election. The initiatives in this election platform reflect the RTBU's values of equity and fairness, and reinforce our policy priorities in the industrial relations framework.

The RTBU commends the Queensland Government for embarking on a serious and comprehensive approach to infrastructure planning.  

This report provides a model for how innovative funding models can contribute to funding the capital cost of new public transport infrastructure in Australian cities. It draws on a wide range of case studies globally and in Australia.

National reform is needed to clean up the regulatory "dog's breakfast" surrounding access to Australia's rail networks.

Research undertaken by the National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) – as well as the broader body of economic literature – shows transport infrastructure is a core driver of long-run productivity growth in all economies.

The new Western Sydney Airport will be a major transport asset for Western Sydney and for the Australia's national economy.

What would happen if you turned the public transport fares table upside down - so that the further you travelled, the less you pay?  The results might surprise you!

The RTBU's submission to the 2015 Federal Budget process argues that urban transport congestion is a national economic problem that requires Federal Government leadership.

Analysis by the RTBU has found that the Federal Government's reforms to Coastal Shipping will have a significant impact on the rail freight industry - with around 300 jobs in the rail industry at risk.