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Publications

Disincentivising Overbidding for Toll Road Concessions

This study focuses on the phenomenon of overbidding for toll road concessions. Overbidding refers to bidding beyond an asset’s worth, typically in the transport sector through the submission of over-optimistic projections of traffic and revenue.

Driveway Safety: Are your kids at risk?

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Many small children, particularly toddlers, are run over in home driveways. This brochure provides advice about keeping children safe around vehicles at home.

Strong foundations for sustainable local infrastructure

The Ernst & Young report Strong foundations for sustainable local infrastructure sets out a number of recommendations for funding future local infrastructure needs. The report makes recommendations on:

2011–12 Regional Telecommunications Review

The 2011-12 committee's report, 'Regional Communications: Empowering digital communities', was tabled in parliament on 23 May 2012. The committee was chaired by Ms Rosemary Sinclair.

Community Attitudes to Road Safety—2011 survey report

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This report documents the findings from the Department's 2011 survey of community attitudes to road safety. The twenty-second in a series of national surveys on community attitudes to road safety was conducted in May and June 2011.