Tonight | Four Corners on ABC and ABC iview S63E36 profiles toll operators

Four Corners on ABC and ABC iview S63E36 profiles toll operators – Decades of backroom deals between state governments and toll operators have left Australia’s biggest cities with a network of private roads that are worsening the cost-of-living crisis for millions of motorists.

In this episode of Four Corners, reporter Pat McGrath investigates the near-monopoly held by toll giant Transurban in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.

While taxpayers are racking up hundreds of thousands in debts and fines — facing prison if they fail to pay in Victoria — state governments are trying to claw back control of prices.

Even senior figures in the industry are calling for change, raising the prospect of an end to the toll industry’s roads of gold.

Road Gold reported by Pat McGrath goes to air on Monday 21 October at 8.30pm on ABC TV and ABC iview. See more at abc.net.au/news and on ABC News social media platforms.

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Four Corners on ABC and ABC iview S63E36 profiles toll operators