Travel
Robotics hub could enable self-driving cars and rovers
27 September
A robotics hub that could create technology to help flying taxis, autonomous cars, moon rovers and ships navigate in tricky environments has opened in Sydney. Federal Industry and Science Minister Ed Husic cut the ribbon on the robotics...[Read More]
Activities to try in your 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s and beyond
21 September
Every stage of life offers unique opportunities for personal growth and well-being, both physical and mental. Whether youāre in your 20s or beyond your 50s, thereās always something new to try that can keep you active and mentally stimulated....[Read More]
Electric cars face speed bump on road to price parity
20 September
Electric cars are already cheaper to run than petrol vehicles and will become less expensive to buy than fossil fuel equivalents within three years. According to a report by researchers at the UKās University of Exeter, price parity for...[Read More]
MG3 hatchback takes out ācheapest car to runā title
13 September
A small car has claimed the title of the cheapest to run in Australia but the price of operating some SUVs has also fallen, a new study shows. Victorian motoring club RACV on Tuesday announced the findings of its Annual Car Running Costs Survey,...[Read More]
Australia smashes new vehicle sales record in August
6 September
Australian motorists have smashed vehicle sales records, snapping up more than 109,000 new cars during one month in a spending spree fuelled by SUVs and utes. New car sales in the month of August soared by more than 15 per cent compared to last...[Read More]
WA building the nationās longest EV charging network
6 September
Work is under way in Western Australia to build the nationās longest electric vehicle charging network, stretching over 7000km. When completed, the network will connect Kununurra in the north to Esperance in the south and Eucla in the east, with...[Read More]
Cruise passengers wave goodbye to COVID restrictions
30 August
Cruise ship passengers will be able to sail unimpeded around the country as state leaders scrap COVID-19 restrictions for passengers. The NSW government on Monday formally ended COVID-19 restrictions for passengers in the cruising industry following...[Read More]
Tesla reveals plans to āSuperchargeā Australian EV use
30 August
Australian electric vehicle drivers will get a major power boost after Tesla revealed plans to open almost half of its charging stations to cars from other brands. Thirty Tesla Supercharger locations will welcome other vehicles as part of the...[Read More]
Data reveals Australiaās surprise electric car hotspots
16 August
Queensland has been named as a hotspot for electric cars, with the state claiming four of Australiaās top 10 suburbs for the next-generation vehicles. Suburbs in NSW and Canberra also ranked in Australiaās top electric vehicle hubs, with capital...[Read More]
University launches flying car course, no pilots needed
16 August
Australian software engineers will be invited to level up their ambitions with the launch of a course in flying cars. Melbourne based RMIT partnered with Udacity to launch a ānano degreeā in the next-generation transport technology on Tuesday in...[Read More]
Why more Australian women are commuting on two wheels
9 August
More women are hiring electric scooters to zip around Australian cities, with research showing female riders are closing the gender gap on their male counterparts. But the ways to appeal to female e-scooters riders appear to be different to male...[Read More]
Up to 250,000 workers could get electric car discount
9 August
As many as 250,000 Australian workers could unlock significant electric vehicle discounts after a change to small business software that will automate car leases. The change, from accounting platform MYOB, could help more than 100,000 businesses...[Read More]
Sparks fly in debate over electric car charger demand
2 August
Australia needs to be more plugged in. Thatās the message from some electric vehicle experts, who say the country will need another 28,000 public chargers to be deployed over the next seven years to meet demand for zero-emissions transport. But...[Read More]
Electric vehicle sales double but face long road ahead
2 August
Electric car sales have more than doubled in Australia over the past year as consumers and government policies perform a U-turn on zero-emissions transport technology. But some states and territories are performing significantly better than others,...[Read More]
Petrol pumps to be popular into the 2030s
26 July
Demand for petrol stations will remain high into the 2030s in Australia ā years after some countries have banned the sale of fossil fuel vehicles, an energy giant has predicted. But Ampol also expects electric car sales will rise significantly in...[Read More]