@kentparkstreet1 I agree. It's an ass faced reaction by government.
Instead of making public transport more available and reliable for the majority over the decades, they pander to the regular petrol users. Cos yeah, life is tough when you have to decide between food on your table or food for your SUV (I exaggerate 😉).

@Stevie63 @kentparkstreet1 Honestly, I'm not surprised.

On Wednesday, I literally told a colleague at work that if I were a state government political strategist, I'd be urging the premier to make public transport free.

On the broader topic...

For 20 or 30 years, there's been a group of talking heads who have consistently argued against ending our fossil fuel dependence. That includes oil and gas.

Who have deliberately spread disinformation about the climate. Who have forcefully argued for more roads, and against public transport. Who have argued against replacing gas appliances with electric. Who have argued against renewables and storage. Who have argued for petrol engines over battery electric. Who got the price on carbon repealed.

Remember all those times we were told about how more oil and gas would make things cheaper?

The Scott Morrison gas-led recovery.

And here we are. Diesel is over $3 a litre and these same arseholes are crying about fuel prices and cost of living?!

Spare me!