Premier Ben Carroll refused to say when he became aware of the 1 per cent charge on transport fares, which came into effect in January 2025.
Levy secretly added to Victorian public transport fares scrapped as Labor admits it ‘did not pass the pub test’
Premier confirms levy, which was intended to help pay for the Suburban Rail Loop and other Big Build projects, will be abolished
Liberals criticise ‘unimpressive and underwhelming’ rail loop plan as Victorian premier pushes ahead after hinting at pause
A day after suggesting other projects were more important to Victorians, Ben Carroll says train line will go ahead but at a slightly reduced cost
Why stop at $30? Greens say lets make public transport permanently free | The Australian Greens
The Victorian Greens say Labor's election promise to cap public transport fares at $30 a week for two years is an admission that Victorians are paying too much to get around, but falls well short of the permanent cost-of-living relief people need.
Enjoying free train rides? Here’s what it would cost to make it permanent
Would it make more sense to make public transport free forever, or spend the money brought in by fares on improving services?
Transport and Infrastructure - One Nation Victoria
Cancelling the Suburban Rail Loop to fund what delivers: regional rail duplication, the Airport Rail Link, the Melton line, and fixing regional roads.
Accessible and sustainable transport – Victorian Socialists
Public transport should be public. We’re fighting to reverse the privatisation of transport, make it free, and upgrade regional rail services.
Victorian premier plans to make $2b saving on Suburban Rail Loop
Underground station interchanges and "complex pedestrian bridges" are among the things to go, according to the state government.
Labor pledges $30 toll cap as Coalition targets gas ban
Victoria's premier and opposition leader have announced duelling pledges on public transport fares and gas installations in the latest round of campaigning ahead of next month's state election.
Victorian Labor
When you're paying for the train five days a week, the cost adds up.
Regulator reduces Victorian default electricity prices | Essential Services Commission
The Essential Services Commission has announced a reduction in Victoria’s default electricity prices to apply from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027.
Designing a wayfinding concept for Vancouver's Skytrain system.
I wasn’t always a big fan of public transport.
Digging Out of a Very Deep Hole: Saving Billions on 125th Street — Effective Transit Alliance New York
A 125 St subway should be a slam dunk. But at $7.7B and with stations more than 100 ft underground, it would be the most expensive subway in the world, and cost riders more than 5 minutes every trip before ever stepping on a train. By using international best practices & building more shallowly,
Power struggle: Coalition pledge to scrap towers sparks bill warning
A transmission line that will be scrapped if the Victorian Coalition is elected was urged to be fast-tracked in a 2022 government report. It estimated extended delays to the project would add up to $321 to annual household bills.
Victorian Liberals will pause rail loop despite $6b already spent
Leader Jess Wilson says the party will review the contentious project if it wins the November state election, arguing it is the responsible thing to do.
Over 200,000 subscribers flee 'Washington Post' after Bezos blocks Harris endorsement
Over 200,000 people canceled their subscriptions in the first few days following news that The Washington Post would not endorse any presidential candidate.
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Sparked by the arrest of Rosa Parks on 1 December 1955, the Montgomery bus boycott was a 13-month mass protest that ended with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that segregation on public buses is unconstitutional. The Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA) coordinated the boycott, and its president, Martin Luther King, Jr., became a prominent civil rights leader as international attention focused on Montgomery. The bus boycott demonstrated the potential for nonviolent mass protest to successfully challenge racial segregation and served as an example for other southern campaigns that followed. In Stride Toward Freedom, King’s 1958 memoir of the boycott, he declared the real meaning of the Montgomery bus boycott to be the power of a growing self-respect to animate the struggle for civil rights.