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We thought Australian cars were using less fuel. New research shows we were wrong

  • Written by John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
We thought Australian cars were using less fuel. New research shows we were wrongTraffic congestion on the M5 motorway in Sydney. Government assumptions that Australian cars are becoming more fuel efficient are incorrect, research shows.Dean Lewins/AAP

In several speeches of late, Prime Minister Scott Morrison insisted with a straight face that Australia is doing its bit on climate change. The claim was swiftly and thoroughly de...

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