A heavy toll: why do we pay to drive on roads?

A recent report forecasted that this financial year, toll operators will rake in $3.7 billion in toll revenue. What's scary is that over 80% of toll roads in Australia (all of which are located in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney) are operated by the same company - Transurban.

And what about those rebates that some drivers are able to get back from toll payments? Well, the government foots that bill... Which means those payments end up coming out of your pocket through taxes anyway.

Today on this extra episode of The Briefing, Amelia Oberhardt speaks with LiSTNR Investigations Editor, Clair Weaver, about the issue with Australia's toll road system.

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