NSW dumps e-tags for toll roads

NSW dumps e-tags for toll roads

You could call it a case of the electronic eyes have it. The Minns government has committed to ensuring its next big toll road, the Western Harbour Tunnel, is free of the 1990s-vintage e-tag technology. You know — the unreliable adhesive transferable radio transponders that ping toll gates as drivers
Your say: week beginning December 1

Your say: week beginning December 1

Every day, we publish a selection of your emails in our newsletter. We’d love to hear from you, you can email us at yoursay@theconversation.edu.au. Monday December 1 Rural healthcare “I worked in healthcare in Central West NSW from 1980 to 2016. During the earlier decades, there was a strong network
Australia services first US nuclear sub

Australia services first US nuclear sub

Australia has finished its first official Submarine Maintenance Period on a US nuclear-powered submarine. Navy personnel and Australian Submarine Corporation staff worked with US crews to complete more than 160 tasks on USS Vermont (SSN 792). ASC has revealed that Vermont, a Virginia class fast-attack submarine, spent around four weeks
NSW zero emission goals buoyed by EV take-up

NSW zero emission goals buoyed by EV take-up

An electric vehicle milestone has been reached in NSW, with the government revealing more than 100,000 cars have been registered in the state. In 2025, NSW EVs accounted for 8.6% of new light vehicle sales, representing a significant increase from sales numbers five years prior (0.7%). The NSW government has

NSW dumps e-tags for toll roads

NSW dumps e-tags for toll roads
You could call it a case of the electronic eyes have it. The Minns government has committed to ensuring its next big toll road, the Western Harbour Tunnel, is free of the 1990s-vintage e-tag technology. You know — the unreliable adhesive transferable radio transponders that ping toll gates as drivers

Your say: week beginning December 1

Your say: week beginning December 1
Every day, we publish a selection of your emails in our newsletter. We’d love to hear from you, you can email us at yoursay@theconversation.edu.au. Monday December 1 Rural healthcare “I worked in healthcare in Central West NSW from 1980 to 2016. During the earlier decades, there was a strong network

Australia services first US nuclear sub

Australia services first US nuclear sub
Australia has finished its first official Submarine Maintenance Period on a US nuclear-powered submarine. Navy personnel and Australian Submarine Corporation staff worked with US crews to complete more than 160 tasks on USS Vermont (SSN 792). ASC has revealed that Vermont, a Virginia class fast-attack submarine, spent around four weeks

NSW zero emission goals buoyed by EV take-up

NSW zero emission goals buoyed by EV take-up
An electric vehicle milestone has been reached in NSW, with the government revealing more than 100,000 cars have been registered in the state. In 2025, NSW EVs accounted for 8.6% of new light vehicle sales, representing a significant increase from sales numbers five years prior (0.7%). The NSW government has