Queenslanders will benefit from cheaper public transport no matter who wins the state election next month, with both major parties vowing to keep flat rate 50 cent fares indefinitely.
no matter who wins the state election next month, with both major parties vowing to keep flat rate 50 cent fares indefinitely.announced the government would make 50 cent fares permanent if elected in October.
"It takes cars off the road, gets people home sooner and of course it's great for the environment too," Miles said yesterday. "We want to give Queenslanders certainty that we've got a plan to make sure that we can deliver a better public transport system," he said.LNP leader David Crisafulli has vowed to match Labor's 50c fares as part of its plan to make public transport more available and reliable across the state.
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