Metro Tasmania – Service Cancellations
It's obviously been a matter of serious public concern and significant public debate.
It's obviously been a matter of serious public concern and significant public debate.
Mr Speaker, the Australian Human Rights Commission lists the right to transport as a basic human right.
The Greens are deeply disappointed in the Liberal and Labor parties' decision to join forces to vote down our Bill to provide free Metro bus transport
The bill amends the Metro Tasmania Act 1997 to introduce provisions that require Metro to not charge passenger fares for public transport.
You introduced free Metro transport for five weeks last year to help Tasmanians struggling with high fuel prices and cost-of-living pressures.
The Greens will this week table a Bill in parliament that will lock in cost-free fares for all journeys on Metro buses.
A decision to permanently cancel over 150 bus services would exacerbate existing pressures on commuters and bus drivers and should be reversed.
The Northern Suburbs transit corridor looks destined to fail under Infrastructure and Transport Minister, Michael Ferguson.
We are hearing of cancellations in the order of 70, 75, 100 services a day.
Metro service cancellations in southern Tasmania continue to cause chaos and disruption for commuters and students.