Roundabouts and car parks? The major parties are promising much on transport, but they should stick to their jobs
- Written by Marion Terrill, Transport and Cities Program Director, Grattan Institute
In the seat-by-seat slugfest that is the federal election, transport infrastructure is once again at the forefront. Small, hyper-local projects are a favourite of both major parties this time around. That’s even though small local projects, such as roundabouts and carparks, simply aren’t the job of the federal government, and in...