Queensland Premier Steven Miles has announced that heavily subsidized bus, train and ferry rides will remain indefinitely if Labor is re-elected. The opposition leader, David Crisafulli, has promised the LNP would also keep the cheap fares.
Premier Steven Miles says scheme saves money and ‘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.
Miles, whose strategy since becoming premier in December has included aggressive social investments like a promise to build publicly owned petrol stations and public transport subsidies, said the cheap fares were “something I have wanted to do since I was a teenager”. Crisafulli, whose opposition has been criticised for running a “small-target” campaign, including pledges to keep many of Labor’s policy measures, delivered a simultaneous response after news leaked that the 50c fares would remain.Our Australian morning briefing breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what’s happening and why it mattersIn doing so he said the LNP would also focus on providing more frequent and better services.
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