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THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES THE EXTENT TO WHICH TRANSPORT ECONOMICS IS ABLE TO INFLUENCE TRANSPORT POLICY, GIVEN THE EXISTENCE OF HISTORICAL, INSTITUTIONAL, CONSTITUTIONAL, AND POLITICAL CONSTRAINTS WHICH DIFFER CONSIDERABLY BETWEEN COUNTRIES. THE AUSTRALIAN FEDERATION HAS SOME UNIQUE FEATURES WHICH INCLUDE PROVISIONS, IN THE AUSTRALIAN CONSTITUTION, FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INTER-STATE COMMISSION. AFTER DISCUSSION OF THE INITIAL REASONS FOR THIS, THE RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COMMISSION IN 1984, AND ITS ACTIVITIES ARE EXAMINED IN THE CONTEXT OF TRANSPORT POLICY IN THE AUSTRALIAN FEDERATION.(Author/publisher).