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    Grattan truck ban proposal slammed

    Sep 14, 2022 4 minutes

    The Grattan Institute has released a 60-page truck plan document under the banner of ‘Practical policies for cleaner freight’ in a bid to convince New South Wales and Victoria state governments to establish low-emission zones in Sydney and Melbourne, prohibiting what is says are highly polluting pre-2003 diesel trucks from the capital city areas from 2025.

    “Truckies may be enjoying a newfound status as essential workers since COVID lockdowns – but that appreciation vanishes the minute a dirty big diesel truck thunders past on an urban road,” the report states.

    “People want the truck

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