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David🚏 Free public transport has been implemented in a few places around the world, but it is not a common policy.
Luxembourg and Malta have it. They are both very small countries. Hasselt (Belgium) and Tallinn (Estonia) are some other examples.
In Australia, the Northern Territory has it but that is essentially limited to Darwin and Alice Springs. Queensland has a 50 cent fare. Victoria and Tasmania have just announced free public transport in response to potential fuel shortages caused by conflict in the Middle East. In Victoria it's just for one month. In Tasmania it's for three months.
It is a good measure for short term cost of living relief and also for reducing demand for liquid fuel when there are potential supply problems. However, I don't think it is practical in the long term. It is more important to improve public transport services and keep fares at an affordable price.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_public_transport?wprov=sfla1
JesseRE: https://mastodon.social/@ptua/116308784078975067
Because fuel is one of the smaller costs of driving fuel probably needs to be $4/L before it makes sense for people to switch to PT based on fuel costs alone.
This will be a good test case to see how much of how little free public transport in Melbourne will increase ridership.
PT was already cheaper than driving with fuel at $1.70 if you're traveling more than 14km in a day (based on the ATO's $0.88 estimate of the per km cost of driving)
So I'm sure there will be few people that could take PT, that aren't currently, and would make the switch if it was free.
EDIT: changed the distance from 7km to 14km in a day. Forgot to change it when I changed the sentence from 'commute' to 'in a day'.
Socialists at the AEU teachers and education support workers strike.
#SpringSt #TeachersStrike
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dwqTelmP3Q
The Party Line on the First School Strike in 13 Years
sortius 
It's interesting to see Kennet suggest VIC Libs preference One Nation.
There's 7 electorates in inner-suburban seats that are on margins of less than 5%.
To say this is a bad idea after the weekend's SA election results is an understatement.
Last election was the "Danslide 2.0". Is this going to be a "Jacintaslide", despite all the naysayers?
18%? What is this? A pay rise for ants?
Victorian teachers want a 35% pay rise to bring them up to what teachers are paid in other states.
Its disgusting that the government takes advantage of how much teachers care about teaching the next generation.
Teacher's strike.
What do we think about putting the premier on a teachers wage?
Daniel Bowen
I was out door-knocking with the Victorian Socialists in Broadmeadows this afternoon.
Lots of interesting conversations with people in the area. Many people that said "I'm not really in to politics" that were very in to politics when asked what they are concerned about and what is important to them.
Augustus Brown 🌈It's so strange having a YIMBY government.
https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/liberals-promise-rip-homes-and-lock-young-victorians-out
Liberals Promise To Rip Up Homes And Lock Young Victorians Out
Today we announced how we’ll get more homes built in suburbs close to trains and trams.It’s part of our plan to help deliver 300,000 homes close to jobs, transport, schools and services by 2051. Jess Wilson’s Liberals didn’t hesitate.They “guaranteed” they would “rip up” these reforms – tearing homes away from young Victorians.They want to drag Victoria back to the same broken system that has locked up well-connected suburbs for 30 years.