Government

The RBA’s November Statement of Monetary Policy forecasts inflation to remain higher ...

Economics Research & Analysis

Robin Barlow

Director

Updated forecasts show stronger than expected economic conditions but potential for upside surprises to see future increases to interest rates. By Emma Searle In its November Statement on Monetary Policy,...

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Transport

Landside Port Charges

Economics Research & Analysis Infrastructure Pricing

Phil Bullock

Director

Evelyn Bratchford

Manager

Naidhruv Singh

Senior Analyst

As anyone who is involved in the movement of containers through Australian ports would know, charges levied by different parties for handling and storing containers – or landside container freight...

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Transport

Managing the empty container supply chain

Transport Economics Economics Research & Analysis Strategy Development & Review

Phil Bullock

Director

Naidhruv Singh

Senior Analyst

Why worry about an empty box? Next time you watch an ‘unboxing’ event , spare a thought for the much larger box that product came in. Sea freight containers don’t...

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Transport Government

2020 Fares Benchmark Report

Fare Setting Economics Research & Analysis

Robin Barlow

Director

Byron Christensen

Manager

The 2020 Public Transport Fare benchmarking Report NineSquared released the sixth edition of its Fare Benchmarking Report comparing public transport fares across 39 cities across the world. Fares are benchmarked...

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Government Infrastructure

NSW Budget 2020-21: An economy low on people power

Economics Research & Analysis

Megan Roberts

Manager

The NSW Budget boosts an economy low on people power The NSW Budget released this week included revised population forecasts. These latest projections show the impact of COVID-19 leading to...

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Transport Environment

Electric buses need the right energy mix to be a green alternative ...

Transport Economics Economics Research & Analysis

Electric buses need the right energy mix to be a viable green alternative Global warming is leading to wider temperature fluctuations, rising sea levels, more frequent extreme weather events, and...

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Transport Health

Is Covid-19 reducing Australia’s road fatalities?

Economics Research & Analysis

Evelyn Bratchford

Manager

Less travel means fewer road fatalities Federal and State Governments have imposed measures to contain the spread of the virus. Non-essential services are closed, and we have been told to...

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The Return of the Milk Run?

Economics Research & Analysis

Uphaar Mehta

Manager

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is impacting every part of our lives from our work, to our leisure time, to how we buy goods. Will it also see the return of...

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