The Australian Government’s Black Spot Program  provides funding for road infrastructure and related treatments at sites with a demonstrably high risk of serious crashes. Two main types of projects are covered under the program, including reactive  and proactive projects. Reactive projects target sites with a known history of serious crashes, while proactive projects target sites where high risk is identified through a Road Safety Audit (or other risk assessment methodology)

When we think of ‘taking out the trash’, most of us don’t consider loading it into our car and driving out to illegally dispose of it on an unsuspecting rural or suburban road shoulder. However, despite providing a novel habitat for limited small fauna[1], this is a persistent problem on Australian roads and roadsides, with potentially devastating outcomes in some cases. Source: https://www.vic.gov.au/forests-are-no-place-dumped-rubbish Identification and impacts “Litter”, ac

As the use of electric and hybrid vehicles (EHVs) increases, so too does research and attention to their safety compared with traditional internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. Data for Light vehicles from the Australian Automobile Association  (AAA) shows a steady, gradual increase in EHV sales over the last 4 years, matched by a decline in ICE vehicle sales. EHVs comprised nearly 28% of new Light vehicle sales in the first 3 quarters of 2025, compared with almost 12% fo