Premier Steven Miles says scheme saves money because ‘it takes cars off the road, gets people home sooner and is great for the environment’
opposition says it will match the state government’s commitment to keep 50c public transport fares in place beyond the October election.
On Saturday, the premier, Steven Miles held a press conference to announce heavily-subsidised bus, train and ferry rides would remain indefinitely if Labor was re-elected.The opposition leader, David Crisafulli, called a press conference at the same time to promise the LNP would also keep the cheap fares.
“The best thing about this initiative is it saves Queenslanders more than it costs the government. It takes cars off the road, it gets people home sooner and it is great for the environment.” “What they want to see is greater frequency and reliability and safety, particularly in the outer areas and in those regional areas.
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