Along with population increases, total Australian passenger travel (in terms of passenger-kilometres performed) has grown almost ten-fold over the last 60 years, while the domestic freight task (in tonne-kilometres) has grown by over 16 times. As an aid in assessing possible future developments specifically, the transport sectors likely role in helping to deliver a future with not only continuing prosperity, but also adequate levels of social amenity, public wellbeing and environmental sustainability this paper presents estimates of the long-term historical trends in Australian transport activity, along with the energy use and pollutant emission levels arising from that activity. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E217541.
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