In recent decades, Australia has become highly dependent on privatised toll roads, with many problems and hidden costs impacting taxpayers.
The cities of Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne together have 22 private toll roads, with major transportation company Transurban running 18 of them.
So how can the current road funding system be reformed to better serve the public?
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Produced By: Toni Pankaluic
Featured In Story: Professor David Hensher – Founding Director, Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, University of Sydney
First aired on The Wire, Monday 15 September 2025