The best 50 cents you can spend? Queensland’s ultra-cheap public transport fares revitalise travel for pleasure | Guardian Australia
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/oct/11/the-best-50-cents-you-can-spend-queenslands-ultra-cheap-public-transport-fares-revitalise-travel-for-pleasure
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It is such a great policy. And great to see both major parties committing to keep it this way.
> *This outing was this cheap thanks to flat 50 cent public transport fares in Queensland that begin as a trial in August and to which both major parties have committed maintaining after the election this month.*
Brisbane/Queensland’s public transport’s fees used to be so expensive. Check out [this archived webpage](https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20221024235250/https://translink.com.au/tickets-and-fares/fares-and-zones/south-east-queensland) showing what the fares were in late 2022. Travelling from the centre of Brisbane to a Zone 2 destination (which would be considered very close to the city by most people) was $4.21 per trip, and the fares rose steeply from that point onwards.
Everyone pray for us in qld as we risk losing this and other awesome shit by voting in an LNP government at our upcoming election
Wow, this is such a great initiative! It makes getting around easier and more affordable. Hope they stick with it
I loved seeing how busy the city cat services were on the weekend I visited. It’s made outings so much more accessible for families.