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Petrol prices too high? Here’s how quickly an EV could save you money

Petrol prices too high? Here’s how quickly an EV could save you money

Conflict in the Middle East has led to long petrol queues in Australia. Going electric ends reliance on fuel imports – but will you pay back the EV...

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Hussein Dia

The strikes on Iran show why quitting oil is more important than ever

The strikes on Iran show why quitting oil is more important than ever

Oil isn’t a normal commodity – it shapes politics around the world.

02.03.2026 7

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Hussein Dia

How Australia’s new fuel efficiency scheme quietly created a carbon currency for cars - and it’s working

How Australia’s new fuel efficiency scheme quietly created a carbon currency for cars - and it’s working

Australia’s new fuel efficiency standards are already working to cut emissions – but the real story is behind the scenes.

25.02.2026 10

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Hussein Dia

Australia’s latest metro is about to open. Here’s how we’ll know if it’s working

Melbourne’s rail network will feel the improvements immediately, but experience from Sydney and elsewhere shows changes in travel behaviour will...

27.11.2025 10

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Hussein Dia

EV ‘charging deserts’ in regional Australia are slowing the shift to clean transport

Nearly two-thirds of Australian towns have no public EV charger within 5 km – and that’s just the start of the gap.

10.11.2025 8

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Banning combustion engine cars by 2035 will be necessary to get Australia moving on electric vehicles

More EVs are appearing on Australian roads. But the pace of change is well short of what’s need to reach emission cut goals.

15.10.2025 7

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Hussein Dia

Transport will make or break Australia’s new climate plan – and time is running out to fix it

Unless transport emissions are tackled head-on, Australia’s new climate target cannot be met.

28.09.2025 9

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Hussein Dia

Tesla’s self-driving mode is coming to Australia amid controversy – but it won’t create true driverless cars

Tesla’s ‘full self-driving’ mode is set to arrive in Australia. But it’s not autonomous – drivers have to pay attention.

11.09.2025 10

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Hussein Dia

What’s the cheapest way to charge your EV?

It’s cheaper to charge an EV than fuel a petrol car. But while charging can be dirt cheap, it’s not always the case.

13.08.2025 10

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Hussein Dia

Want to know how far your new EV can actually go? Take 10–20% off its claimed range

The way we drive in the real world means the estimated range for a new EV isn’t quite accurate.

11.08.2025 7

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Hussein Dia

Oil shocks in the 1970s drove rapid changes in transport. It could happen again if Middle East tensions continue

If oil prices rise and stay elevated, consumers will seek better options. Could it accelerate the shift to electric vehicles?

26.06.2025 7

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Hussein Dia

If Australia switched to EVs, we’d be more reliant on China’s car factories – but wean ourselves off foreign oil

Electric cars charged with locally made electricity can boost Australia’s energy security. That’s great – if we avoid relying on just one EV...

08.04.2025 5

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Hussein Dia

Jim Chalmers wants to fix Australia’s broken road tax system. Here’s what one solution might look like

Australia is ready for a rational and transparent discussion about road-user charging on all vehicles, not just electric ones.

11.02.2025 10

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Hussein Dia

Electric vehicle batteries can last almost 40% longer in the real world than in lab tests

Researchers found the stop-start way we drive actually prolongs battery life.

04.02.2025 6

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Hussein Dia