Research & Advocacy
Putting Fairness Back Into the Fair Work Act
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.
Read More >Draft State Infrastructure Plan
The RTBU commends the Queensland Government for embarking on a serious and comprehensive approach to infrastructure planning.
Read More >Innovative Funding Models for Public Transport in Australia
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.
Read More >National reform needed for rail access regimes
National reform is needed to clean up the regulatory "dog's breakfast" surrounding access to Australia's rail networks.
Read More >The Free Ride's Over
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.
Read More >Building Rail to Australia's Next Major Airport
The new Western Sydney Airport will be a major transport asset for Western Sydney and for the Australia's national economy.
Read More >Fare's Fair
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!
Read More >2015 Federal Budget Submission
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.
Read More >Coastal Shipping Reform
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.
Read More >Inland Rail
The RTBU believes the Inland Rail project is one of the most important infrastructure projects to be undertaken in this country since the construction of the Snowy Hydro scheme. The project has the potential to revolutionise the movement of transport north-south for the eastern states, and to contribute significantly to Australia’s economic growth and productivity over the next 50 years and beyond.