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Opinion
Tourism & Transport Forum (TTF) provides informed, incisive commentary on major issues in the transport, aviation, tourism and investment sectors through opinion pieces and letters to the editor.
To read a recent TTF opinion piece or letter, click a link below.
| | Flying into a stormTHE SUNDAY AGE, OCTOBER 30, 2011: The Qantas dispute is the last thing Australian tourism needs right now.
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| | Unions threaten to shoot down a $94bn industryDAILY TELEGRAPH, OCTOBER 12, 2011: GEOGRAPHY means Australia is highly reliant on aviation. Our location and isolation mean that almost all our international visitors arrive by air, while the sheer size of our country means we depend on air travel to get
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| | If you build it, they will comeSYDNEY MORNING HERALD, MARCH 1, 2011: Decent communications and facilities are a must for locals and tourists alike but it seems they are beyond the scope of the powers-that-be.
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| | Barangaroo - let's get on with itSYDNEY MORNING HERALD, FEBRUARY 21, 2011: The approved masterplan for the development of Barangaroo South has been through an extensive process of public consultation and modification.
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| | Oprah loot will line our own pockets, tooSYDNEY MORNING HERALD, JANUARY 20, 2011: Oprah's Australian showcase has been broadcast across the United States with the queen of chat announcing how much she loves the country. The decisions government agencies make about allocating funds often come und
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| | Adelaide's east not immuneADELAIDE ADVERTISER, NOVEMBER 1, 2010: TRANSIT-ORIENTED development - medium-density, mixed-use buildings including residential, commercial and retail around major transport corridors - helps to reduce congestion by increasing the use of public transport
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| | Tackling the future of transport starts nowSYDNEY MORNING HERALD, FEBRUARY 18, 2010: Sydney's public transport system has been in the too-hard basket for too long. Successive state governments have repeatedly made bold declarations, only to subsequently withdraw them. We've had lots of visions, bu
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| | Sydney needs a secondary airportSYDNEY MORNING HERALD, DECEMBER 18 - The premise of Samuel Beckett's masterwork, Waiting for Godot, is that the two lead protagonists spend the entire play waiting for someone who never comes on. Those who have been involved in the debate about a second S
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| | Stuck at a bus stop with only NIMBYS in sightSYDNEY MORNING HERALD, DECEMBER 3 - There is one area where Melbourne can safely claim to beat Sydney consistently, and to have done so for decades. It's transport. Where Sydney has seen plenty of transport plans announced and ignored for the past 40 year
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| | Urban rail projects need funds injectionTHE AUSTRALIAN, 16 OCTOBER - Australia's passenger rail sector is in an extraordinary period of growth. This renaissance in passenger rail can be attributed to three key factors: rising fuel prices, urban congestion and climate change.
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| | Sydney branded by Olympic hangoverSYDNEY MORNING HERALD, 1 SEPTEMBER: The NSW Government has bitten the bullet and recognised the need for Sydney to be properly marketed to the world. That's driven the establishment of the Global Brand Sydney Project, which will help to sell Sydney intern
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| | Let's boost the busesHOBART MERCURY, 24 JULY - New Premier David Bartlett has indicated that public transport will be a major part of his future policy agenda.
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| | Tourism: promote it and they will comeDAILY TELEGRAPH, 11 JUNE - Tourism has a dirty little secret - Australia has lost its mojo.
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| | Where the hell are they?HOBART MERCURY, 11 JUNE - The Tasmanian Government has been a strong supporter of the local industry, but now's not the time to go soft.
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| | Grey clouds hang over Sunshine State tourismCOURIER-MAIL, 6 JUNE - This year, Queensland has suffered summer floods, the withdrawal of airline services and now news that interstate tourists are going to be charged more for petrol.
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| | Hell on wheelsHERALD-SUN, 2 JUNE - Traffic jams, crowded trains, tortoise-like trams and the escalating cost of petrol are part of the daily grind for Melbourne commuters.
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| | Time to get on board metroSYDNEY MORNING HERALD, 18 MARCH - A 21st-century city cannot run on 20th-century public transport.
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| | Fantastic chance to fix our citiesSYDNEY MORNING HERALD, 7 DECEMBER - John Howard warned us all before the federal election that "if you change the government, you change the nation".
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