NoiseNet CEO Stuart Clough was traveling on a train in Brisbane last week when he first heard the announcements in the carriage which advertise the Commonwealth Games, soon to be hosted on the Gold Coast. It had been a while since Stuart had caught a train, so he was shocked by the sheer volume of the announcements, which seemed to be up to 6 decibels louder than normal. On the NoiseNet Twitter, he wrote: "Cheap speakers on trains used to yell at commuters are not information

A natural by-product of the Australian housing boom has been an increase in commute time for the average Australian. According to Ford's commuter calculator, an average worker will spend the equivalent of 417 days commuting to and from the office in their lifetime. This adds up to 1.1 years either sitting behind the wheel or on a crowded train or bus. Time is just the tip of the iceberg when deciding what house price to settle for compared to the distance to the office. There