Transport

The Greens believe that effective transport infrastructure is integral to our environmental, social and economic wellbeing.

Climate change, the decline in cheap oil supplies and decades of neglect mean a major upgrade in public transport, investment in on-road freight infrastructure and conversion to renewable energy sources are urgent priorities.

The Greens will:

• Remove the GST from public transport
• Reform the national transport plan and shift funding from road to rail
• Enact stringent fuel efficiency standards for new petrol and diesel cars
• Promote alternative fuels
• Abolish Fringe Benefits Tax concessions for company and leased cars
• Promote local manufacturing to reduce our reliance on imported goods
• Upgrade our urban public transport and rail freight infrastructure
• Increase the tariff on imported four-wheel drives from 5% to 10% except for primary producers.