The truck network is privately owned and the big company owners are huge political donors. They will always oppose rail. We have road trains going through town day and night and the roads are getting years of wear in months. Privatise the profits. Socialise the costs.

There are huge bypasses and highway upgrades not far away costing millions and none of the road trains use them. They are tearing up the B roads because it's the only route they are allowed on. It's crazy.

The rail here was never fit for purpose. Installed a century ago and conditions were so bad it moved at a crawl. It could not compete with the massive public funding that goes into roads.

"Without rail, Australia will fail"?

Anyway I suspect long haul trucks will win out for the medium term at least. Not because it's the best solution, but because it can be rolled out more quickly. I do hope we pursue rail for the long term good though, and not just for freight but for people moving, particularly as jet fuel takes up a greater proportion of our emissions.

How about new stickers t:

oops, we got it wrong. Australia big. We're not full, I was just being racist.

Or is that a step too far?