News
Walking and cycling infrastructure will be prioritised in road upgrades, while tram, train and bus services will become more efficient, accessible and frequent under a State Government plan to deliver a new “modern, low emissions” transport system to combat climate change.
Opinion
If the Marshall Government follows through on its decision to bulldoze the historic Urrbrae gatehouse, it will be a scar inflicted on Adelaide by the state’s refusal to properly fund public transport.
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Transport Minister Corey Wingard is under fire after claiming that the Marshall Government’s $2b privatisation of Adelaide’s metropolitan train network will save taxpayers “hundreds of millions of dollars a year” – despite being unable to state the network’s current annual running costs.
Adelaide’s metropolitan rail service will be run by a private operator from January, with the State Government paying Keolis Downer $2 billion to run the network for eight years.
South Australia’s legislation governing public sector accountability and honesty appears straightforward in its definition of a conflict of interest – but a major department and a cabinet minister are insisting there is nothing to see here. David Washington explains.
The Adelaide City Council’s decision last night to declare “driver’s month” is counter-productive, runs against all the evidence, and will damage the city’s reputation, argues David Washington.
