A car convoy in Sydney's CBD, as well as听protests at Liberal MLA听electoral offices, were听held on June 18 in opposition to the NSW government鈥檚 plans to privatise bus services, reports Jim McIlroy.
Transport
The absence of cars in our car-dominated cities in the COVID-19 pandemic reminds us that we need green space and mass transit, argues Andrew Chuter.
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The federal government's determination to pursue a market solution not only jeopardises Virgin employees' jobs, it flies in the face of finding an ecological solution to long-distance travel, argues Jim McIlroy.
Air travel has played a key role in turning a localised epidemic in the Wuhan district of China into a global pandemic, writes Hans Baer.
As public transport usage collapses, the private operators of Melbourne鈥檚 public transport system are seeking a 鈥渞escue package鈥, reports Chris Slee.
Despite promises to the contrary, the New South Wales government looks set to privatise the remaining 49% of the WestConnex motorway, reports Andrew Chuter.
Hundreds rallied in Werribee,听Victoria, against a proposal to dump toxic soil nearby on March 4. This is not the first time Werribee has been threatened with a toxic dump, writes听Kerry Smith.
Peter Boyle reports that bus drivers and their supporters turned their backs on NSW transport minister Andrew Constance on March 5, in protest at the government's privatisation of bus services.
The superannuation system is under increasing听scrutiny from climate activists as much of its funds are invested in climate-damaging companies, writes Andrew Chuter.
Community groups and transport experts have spoken out about the wrong-headedness of dismantling the existing public Sydenham to Bankstown rail line service only to replace it with a privately-run service.
In a time of climate crisis, Sydney needs to urgently improve its public transport system 鈥 not privatise it.
The Victorian Labor government is proposing to widen Melbourne鈥檚 Eastern Freeway to more than 20 lanes, arguing this would ease congestion on a thoroughfare that resembles a car park during peak time.
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