A bid to extract $73 million a year from public servants driving to work carries a raft of restrictions that prevent spot sharing and penalise car-pooling using different vehicles.
Category: Assets & Fleet
Rail lobby urges Port of Melbourne sale to be reinvested into rail
Australia’s peak rail body has insisted that the Victorian government reinvests the planned sale of the Port of Melbourne into other vital transport infrastructure across the state to boost economic activity.
Canberra the App reveals Capital’s undercover locations
Frustrated locals and tourists alike can now find the capital’s wealth of well-hidden resources thanks to some revealing smartphone innovation.
Feds forced ‘Buy Aussie’ mandate holds despite industry collapse
The Department of Finance is still mandating the purchase of locally made cars even though Toyota, Holden and Ford have all pulled the plug on production.
Combet to head South Australia’s automotive recovery
By Paul Hemsley After retiring from politics at the September 2013 federal election, former Minister for Industry and Innovation Greg Combet has found a new role right up his alley…
Foreign brands circle Federal fleet
By Julian Bajkowski The small but highly symbolic market of prestige saloons used to ferry around ministers, mayors and senior government officials is poll position to be the first replaced…
Holden departure throws open government fleet business
By Julian Bajkowski Government fleet buyers across Australia in all sectors will be forced to reassess their procurement plans after iconic carmaker General Motors Holden confirmed that it will cease…
Centrelink staff risk being stranded in desert
By Julian Bajkowski Centrelink staff working in the remotest parts of Australia could be placed at risk after the agency ordered the removal of survival tools like car recovery kits…
Could Abbott be issued a Camry?
Analysis: Julian Bajkowski Cost conscious Prime Minister Tony Abbott and hundreds of his fellow parliamentarians could soon have to get to work in a more humble Toyota Camry if Holden…
Local roads and bridges facing ruin hits $11.6bn
By Julian Bajkowski If you ever thought the number of problem potholes and bumpy bridges on regional roads just seems to keep growing, you’re in good company. At least $11.6…