50 Cent Public Transport

Under a government that I lead, we stand by our commitment from 2024 in real terms regarding the size of the bus fleet, growing it to adequately serve our city and introduce a legislated service guarantee, ensuring that Canberrans get a reliable and frequent seven-day timetable—something that has been denied to them by this government.

Canberrans are hurting, interest rates are increasing and households are feeling the pinch, and this government chooses to inflict even more pain on Canberrans who are struggling to get by. At the height of the recent fuel crisis, we proposed 50c public transport fares as a way of helping to relieve that burden. Minister Steel rejected that idea. I commit to delivering 50c bus and tram fares across the entire network for every journey every day.