@timothyjweber@MelbOnTransit It was also helped by $$$ injection from the Port lease - embedding huge impacts in the western suburbs for another few generations. Labor once again sold out the west to benefit primarily other areas, just like their Eastern Rail Loop.
@thamoonman_ Agree. Not an easy task, but the reality is that Labor have been in charge of this state for the majority of the last 5+ decades. They don't get participation awards for being late to address an issue that they have had primary control of for decades.
@disco___cat Can't believe they haven't invented one more lane yet... The people that own our cities and run our country have spent decades ignoring public transport to build toll companies money at our expense - now they are crying that people don't want to spend 2 days a week commuting.
@OperationalInc1 They already do subsides for solar, electrification etc. what about SEC total package solar, battery, electrification all at no cost with loan built into monthly access fee. Power to the people (they can give me credit for the new SEC slogan & my rates are competitive)
@maxxthum ๐, but Why do train users - who already get superior services at the expense of all taxpayers - get free travel whilst bus users pay & rarely have useful services off peak or no service. Why do I need to spend cash for uber whilst others travel for free? Broken, unfair system.
@zerohedge This is a great example of why countries like US and EU dislike trading with China.
China pumps subsidies into select industries like EVs and solar, massively over-produces, and then dumps the excess product into global markets at the expense of every elseโs domestic industries