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Cycling’s $6.3 Billion Injection to Australian Economy
Canberra, ACT Australia’s cycling industry directly contributed $3.4 billion to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2020 and had a total direct industry output of $6.3 billion for the year, according to an Australian-first report spearheaded by the We Ride Australia cycling advocacy group and released last week. The We Ride Australian Cycling Economy…
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Report Launch a New High for Australian Cycling
Canberra, ACT Last week’s official launch of the We Ride Australian Cycling Economy Report was an unprecedented high point for the Australian cycling industry and bike advocacy in this country, according to the Director – National Advocacy for We Ride, Stephen Hodge. The compelling figures in the national report, the calibre of politicians and business…
Scott Green Joins The Latz Report
I’m thrilled to announce that Scott Green has joined The Latz Report in the role of Journalist / Editor. Scott has been a journalist, editor and communications professional for three decades, as well as a dedicated cyclist since his first bicycle brought him freedom as a child. He has raced as an elite triathlete for…
Low Value GST Import Threshold is up for Review
Most Australian bicycle industry members will probably remember the long and hard fought battle that was waged for years to persuade the government to change its policy regarding charging GST on imports. Just in case this was before your time or the memory has faded, here is a recap… Prior to 1st July 2018, the…
Exclusive Interview with an Aussie Bike Expert Stranded in Taiwan
Aldo Contarino would be best described as an inventor and manufacturing expert who’s been in the Australian bike industry for over three decades. Through his Quantum Bicycles workshop in Perth, he and his team have manufactured and repaired frames and taken on all sorts of tricky jobs that most bike workshops would pass on. He’s…
Influencers! Launching 1st August with Osher Günsberg
On Sunday 1st August we’re launching a brand new YouTube Channel and interview series called influencers! Through influencers! we’ll be interviewing a wide range of people, both face-to face and via video link, throughout Australia and around the world. Everyone that we speak to in influencers! is making a difference in some aspect of cycling…
Grandfather, Grandson to Ride Across Australia for Compassion
Mike Jeffs, a keen amateur cyclist and businessman from Queensland, is set to take on the adventure of his life, cycling all the way across Australia to see children released from poverty. The journey will be even more special because his grandson, Elijah, will be riding beside him. “This is an amazing adventure opportunity for…
Why Now is the Right Time for an Ebike Subsidy
By Dr Elliot Fishman* In May 2021 the Victorian government, in response to heavy criticism of their electric vehicle road user charge, announced a $3,000 subsidy for the purchase of an electric vehicle priced under $68,740. This week, NSW has followed up with its own $3,000 rebate and a stamp duty exemption. The ACT government…
‘Voluptuous Pleasures of Cycling’ Explained Inside Federal Parliament
It’s hard to get a laugh at a 7:30 am breakfast function, but federal MP Andrew Leigh, Shadow Assistant Minister for Treasury, achieved this at the most recent Parliamentary Friends of Cycling breakfast, hosted by Stephen Hodge on behalf of We Ride Australia and held inside the federal parliament in Canberra on Tuesday 15th June.…