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Victorian taxpayers to fund first ‘solar trams’
Reported in the Australian: Victorian taxpayers will partially fund the building of a $150 million solar plant to be used to […] Read More »
NSW Treasurer Gladys Berejiklian seeks to replace Premier Mike Baird
Reported in the Australian Financial Review: NSW Treasurer Gladys Berejiklian will stand as a candidate to replace Premier Mike Baird […] Read More »
Unions meet with new Newcastle transport operator Keolis Downer
All representative unions met with the new operator Keolis Downer at UNSW on the 16th of January. KEOLIS Downer has […] Read More »
Public to have say on Parramatta light rail plans
Reported in the Parramatta Advertiser: PARRAMATTA’S multi-billion dollar light rail is gaining traction with the man heading the project saying […] Read More »
Manmeet Sharma tragedy: Brisbane bus destroyed, fleet number retired
Reported in the Sydney Morning Herald: The bus in which a Brisbane bus driver was burnt to death last October […] Read More »
Saturday passenger numbers drop after Opal fare overhaul, internal report shows
Reported Sydney Morning Herald: Saturday patronage on NSW’s public transport network fell sharply following an overhaul of Opal fares, an […] Read More »
Free Wi-Fi rolled out on 50 Sydney buses to mixed response
Commuters on Sydney ferries have been using free Wi-Fi for years, and now those who travel by bus can experience […] Read More »
Unions Win Bus Privatisation Campaign
The combined unions who work for the STA, including the Bus and Tram Division of the RTBU, recently campaigned at […] Read More »
Brisbane bus drivers ‘can’t wait’ for safety review to be finalised
TRANSPORT unions have called for urgent interim safety measures to be implemented to protect bus drivers in the wake of assaults that culminated in a grisly death in October. Read More »
200 jobs slashed as State Transit goes on cost-cutting drive to keep bus contracts
About 200 jobs will be axed at State Transit – most of them from support roles – as the government-run […] Read More »