Why Melbourne’s free tram zone won’t be extending
A group representing public transport users has called for the free tram zone to be scrapped. It comes as the state government rejected calls to extend Melbourne’s free CBD tram services. Here’s why.
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Billion-dollar Metro Tunnel stand-off continues
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Call for urgent probe into violent Labor meeting
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Transport chaos as hundreds stranded in heat
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Transurban toll profits could be cut over tunnel dispute
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Why war of words has broken out between Labor figures
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Chaotic moment Labor figure was punched on camera
A polarising Labor Party figure was punched in the head after tempers flared as more than 100 people tried to crash a political meeting in Melbourne’s west. This is what led to the violence. WATCH THE VIDEO
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