Public Transport

From the cost of living and transport to housing and the environment, we want to know what's impacting you or your community.

Replacing the two Bass Strait ferries has been far from plain sailing, with operator TT-Line facing obstacle after obstacle. This week, the state-owned company detailed how it came to the decision to pay the shipbuilder an extra $81 million, while copping a 400 per cent blowout in wharf upgrade costs — without telling the public.

The council claims more than 1 million passengers could be left behind at bus stops during the trial if there is 10 per cent increase in patronage but the figures have been disputed by Translink.

Trials on buses are also still planned to commence "operator by operator" later this year, but state operator Translink won't say if it will begin on Brisbane City Council buses in 2024.

Can trains help fix South Australia's long-term housing crisis? Labor is looking at a major rail revamp to improve services and get people out of their cars and onto the train network.

A quote to upgrade the Tasmanian port facility to accommodate the new Spirit of Tasmania ferries has blown out from $90 million in 2020, to $375 million just four years later.

Reduced prices have seen V/Line passenger numbers increase but the promised extra rail services haven't appeared — which can lead to packed carriages and longer commutes.

While the Victorian government's contentious and expensive Suburban Rail Loop continues to spark fierce political debate, the project seeking to connect the city's major rail lines is becoming a reality on the ground.

Brisbane City Council is urging the state government to commit half a billion dollars to Brisbane's bus system or risk "disaster" in August when people rush for cheap fares. 

Transport for NSW said that trips may take longer and gaps in services are expected until noon due to signal repairs at Harris Park in Sydney's west early this morning.

Transperth hands out hundreds of fines to school students for travelling without tickets, at the same time as offering them free public transport.

Public Transport Victoria has confirmed a small number of people with unregistered myki cards have had funds stolen from their accounts.

A double decker bus operated by one of the most significant transport families in Australia has been acquired after a public fundraising drive, bringing the immaculately restored vehicle to the Sydney Bus Museum. 

Translink has confirmed it still plans to "combat" fare evasion on the state's network of buses, trains, and ferries in the midst of an upcoming trial of 50 cent fares. 

Queenslanders will pay 50 cents for each trip on a train, bus and ferry from August 5 for any distance and in any direction. 

Bus, train, ferry and light rail fares will be dramatically reduced as the Queensland government hopes to "give people a reason to get back to public transport".

The much-awaited two brand new Spirit of Tasmania ferries are due in the third quarter of this year, but with its Finnish shipbuilder in financial trouble and other problems of money and logistics, it has been anything but smooth sailing.

Sydney's new CBD metro line will open to passengers in the coming months. One of its new stations, Gadigal, is named after the traditional custodians of the land around Sydney's CBD.

A Transperth spokesman said it appeared the driver hadn't followed the correct procedure.

A 71-year-old man who relies on a wheelchair sustained serious injuries after "a failure of procedure" while disembarking a Perth bus, with the transport authority ordering a investigation.

A critical rail link between Brisbane and the beaches to its north is now locked in with a total of $5.5 billion secured from the state and federal governments.

Australia ranks among the most expensive countries in the world when it comes to the cost of public transport. But free fares might not be the solution. 

The Victorian government's announcement to delay Melbourne's airport rail for another four years is just the latest in a decades-long struggle.

Three big policies, shouted from the rooftops by former Premier Daniel Andrews, were shelved in Victoria's state budget, begging the question: were they properly considered in the first place, or just politically expedient ideas?

A double-decker bus operated by one of the most significant transport families in Australia has been immaculately restored over 40 years and could be bound for the Sydney Bus Museum.