Jan 21, 2025 · Something interesting out of the Australian Open tennis this year – 15 special “AO25 night bus” routes will run Sunday to Thursday night, if play runs after 11:30pm.

Something interesting out of the Australian Open tennis this year – 15 special “AO25 night bus” routes will run Sunday to Thursday night, if play runs after 11:30pm.

Dec 4, 2024 · @B P Moffit, yes clearly there’s a trend away from mainstream media – newspapers, radio, TV. My view is I still like to dip into them; having more options to go looking for details is very good, but the MSM can give me a good overview of what’s happening.

Jan 20, 2025 · Hi Danial, I know the PTUA is in favour of the SRL, but don’t you think that with the state broke, for many years to come, the money would be better spent on bringing accessibility up to the legislation for 2022, and 2032 ASAP, I would guesstimate about $6b, and spending the rest on Medical facilities.

Dec 31, 2024 · Just a quick post, because I can’t believe the end of the year has raced up like this. My favourite things of 2024? Thursday Island and Far North Queensland trip, chasing down ancestors, exploring new places.Wonderful.

News and current affairs. Happy end of lockdown, Melbourne! On a related note: Last week Texan Republican senator Ted Cruz weighed into the news that the NT government will mandate vaccines for public-facing workers: I heard similar sentiments from an Australian recently, in the context of Victoria’s vaccine mandates for permitted/essential on-site workers.

Oct 7, 2024 · Council elections are happening this month.. In a lot of areas there’s been a change. Here in Glen Eira we used to have 3 wards with 3 councillors each. Now we’ll have 9 wards with 1 councillor each. I’m not so sure this is a good idea.

May 26, 2024 · Free public transport has come up yet again recently, in an ABC online article (with a weirdly incorrect infographic), a segment on 3AW, and another on The Project.. And this morning the Queensland government has announced almost free fares – 50 cents – for six months from August. (Not entirely coincidentally there’s a state election in October.)

Dec 21, 2024 · Yesterday we experienced 20 minute frequency on the Geelong line for the first time. We were in Lara and literally left where we were visiting to walk to the station without even looking, as we turned the corner and saw the station a train came in which we missed, but by the time we fiddled around and got there we only had to wait another 14 minutes for the next one (where we had no problems ...

Mar 16, 2024 · Base scenario: Let’s imagine a hypothetical family: they don’t regularly use public transport, and they run two relatively new cars: one small and cheap (Kia Picanto S) and one medium (Toyota Camry Ascent). Small car $746 + medium car $1123 = $1869 per month. So, what could governments do to try and reduce these costs? Scenario 1: What if the government somehow managed to cut fuel costs by ...