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Premier Roger Cook taps his SmartRider.

Summer of thrifty ride: Government brings back free transport, flags public holiday change

In an event-studded Perth weekend, the state government has announced a repeat of last year’s free public transport over summer.

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Rita Saffiotti homepage.

Is this the end of cash on public transport? Perth rolls out tap-and-go ticket payments

WA waited awhile. Finally public transport users will be able to pay for their travel with credit cards, mobiles and wearable devices.

  • Hamish Hastie
The incident was filmed and uploaded to TikTok by various people on the bus.

Perth bus driver stood down after TikTok video shows him yelling at school kids

A Perth bus driver has been stood down over videos showing him yelling at school children and shoving one in the chest. The Transport Workers Union WA said it was clear he had been “pushed to his limit.”

  • Holly Thompson
This one bedroom unit in South Perth has been on the market for a long time and one reason could be its lack of car parking.

This apartment boasts amazing views of the Swan. So why has it been on the market for 1268 days?

The lack of car bays is holding down the price of otherwise desirable inner-city apartments? Will Perth ever get off its addiction to cars?

  • Sarah Brookes
The car was parked on the train line near the railway crossing point. 

Commuter delays expected after train crashes into parked car in Perth's east

Trains have been cancelled on Thursday morning after a train crashed into a car in Maddington. Luckily nobody was injured.

  • Fran Rimrod and Marta Pascual Juanola
Perth congestion is nearly back to pre-pandemic levels.

Perth congestion soars as commuters returning to work shun public transport

Western Australia may have flattened the COVID-19 curve – at least for now – but Perth commuters are still afraid of catching public transport. 

  • Marta Pascual Juanola
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The Pulse of Perth shows real-time data of travel patterns on our public transport system.

How we travel in real time: Perth's public transport hotspots revealed

The Pulse of Perth project helped the RAC see beyond the data and identify patterns and trends emerging across the city's public transport network.

  • David Prestipino
The issue has impacted several escalators.

Fremantle train line closures follow incident in West Leederville

Two rail replacement buses have been damaged in the flurry outside Perth station.

  • Emma Young and Hamish Hastie
The woman has failed to claim hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages, after suffering a minor injury on a bus.

Woman tries to claim $350,000 after hitting head inside Transperth bus

A Perth woman injured when a Transperth bus she was a passenger on braked suddenly has failed in her bid to sue the driver for an estimated $350,000 over the accident.

  • Heather McNeill
Trains should be back on schedule by 7am before peak commuter traffic.

Maintenance work sparks cancellations and delays on Perth trains

Early-morning commute disrupted on Perth trains after maintenance work took longer than expected.

  • staff writers

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