Airports & aviation
What’s the problem airport rail would solve?
October 31, 2017 33
There needs to be a clear and focused justification for spending billions of dollars on building a rail line from the CBD to Melbourne Airport
Is subsidising airport rail fares the way to go?
September 27, 2017 16
The fare travellers will pay - whether less than $5 or more than $25 - is a key issue in planning for a mass transit connection between Melbourne Airport and the city centre
Should airport trains also serve metro passengers?
September 26, 2017 12
One of the key issues that needs to be worked through in planning mass transit access to airports is integration with the existing rail network
What are the key issues for Melbourne Airport rail?
September 20, 2017 14
The solution is seen as a single rail line, but it should be conceived as the package of infrastructure and policies that will best improve the accessibility of Melbourne Airport
Is an airport train to the CBD the whole story?
May 16, 2017 17
The Victorian and Federal governments have different strategies for Melbourne Airport rail but there's a lot more to the transport task at Tullamarine than a train to the CBD
Does Sydney Airport really charge train travellers too much?
April 19, 2017 5
The assertion that rail travellers pay a $7.96 access fee to Sydney Airport on top of the Opal fare is wrong and lets the NSW Government off the hook
What’s Turnbull’s airport rail adventure all about?
April 10, 2017 15
The funding the Turnbull Government says it will provide to Victoria in next month’s budget for a rail line from the CBD to Melbourne Airport is about politics, not good policy
What’s the future for Essendon Airport?
February 22, 2017 11
It didn't take long for the blame game to emerge following yesterday's tragedy at Essendon, but it's better to find out what really happened and why before making policy
Should Melbourne airport rail be put on the front-burner?
December 7, 2016 6
Melbourne Airport is "begging" for a rail line to the airport asap; Infrastructure Victoria says not just yet. More effort needs to be put into being ready to go when necessary
Is Fairfax off-track (again) on Melbourne airport rail?
October 10, 2016 6
It's only been a week, but The Sunday Age was back again yesterday with another fabulously titillating invention about a rail line to Melbourne Airport