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Buses pass the Treasury Building in the Brisbane CBD.

New strategy to combat fare evasion after audit identifies weak links

On buses, CityCats and ferries, drivers have a special button to press if passengers don’t swipe on. Train drivers don’t have that button.

  • Sean Parnell

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People will be able to pay for public transport using their bank cards or smart watches under a new Queensland ticketing system.

Finally, smart ticketing set to roll out on Brisbane buses

Commuters will be able to tap their bank card, smartwatch, or mobile to pay for a bus trip in Brisbane from as early as next Monday, but could experience potential ‘card clashes’.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
The cost of a one-way trip between Central and the airport will drop from $21.90 to $10.95 during the six-month trial.

What you need to know: Transport, power outages, supermarkets

Brisbane Times has collated the latest information on everything you need to know to get you through this extreme weather event.

  • Marissa Calligeros, Felicity Caldwell and Nick Dent
The federal Labor government has promised $2.25 million to scope the work required on Brisbane’s Story Bridge.

Money for transport upgrades, studies as federal Labor courts SEQ votes

After committing $2 billion to a single transport project in Melbourne, the Albanese government has pledged $200 million for seven projects in south-east Queensland.

  • Sean Parnell
‘More disruptive’ bus strikes are planned next Wednesday in Brisbane.

‘More disruptive’ bus strikes planned as pay negotiations collapse

“Wednesday was just a warning shot to show the council that we can do this, we can cause more disruption and we will.”

  • William Davis
Traffic converges at Kangaroo Point, near the Story Bridge and roads in three directions.

Draft SEQ transport plan flags need to be ‘creative’ to avoid gridlock

The document says governments will need to make better use of existing services due to a lack of funding, land, and goodwill for new infrastructure.

  • Sean Parnell
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Brisbane bus drivers are set to take industrial action over stalled pay negotiations.

Brisbane commuters to wake up to bus shortages, delays on Thursday

Drivers are set to take industrial action over stalled pay negotiations, with Brisbane City Council warning of morning disruptions.

  • Sean Parnell
Greens leader Adam Bandt.

Greens’ $8 billion scheme for 50 cent fares across Australia comes with costing questions

The Greens say the plan would cost the federal government $2.6 billion in the first year. However, state revenues from public transport are at odds with that figure.

  • Olivia Ireland
Brisbane Airport workers will have to pay 820 per cent more than any other commuter to get to and from work.

Airtrain slugs Brisbane Airport workers with 114 per cent fare increase

All Airtrain fares to the airport will more than double next month, with airport workers hit the hardest.

  • Cameron Atfield
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Brisbane Metro is changing the city bus network. Here’s what you need to know

As the Brisbane Metro rolls out permanently, it is joined by a refreshed bus network, with many city routes shifted above ground to street-level stops.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt

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