Michael talks to SMH Journalist Eryk Bagshaw about his article ‘The traffic solution politicians should stop running away from.’

Australia’s roads are, at least in theory, paid for by a fuel tax every time a motorist fills up at a bowser with 40 cents a litre going straight to Canberra.

But cars are becoming more fuel-efficient so using less fuel.  Therefore Canberra is collecting less fuel tax…  and on top of that electric vehicles are projected to represent around 19%, or one in five of the light vehicle fleet in Australia in the next two decades.

So the question must be address… “Who should pay to use our roads?”

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