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Privatising Adelaide’s public bus services worked well – for a time – but what about the trains and trams? Former State Government public transport planner Tom Wilson details the questions that would need to be answered before privatisation is extended to rail.
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Privatising the state’s rail fleet could usher in higher fares, service cuts and government subsidies, the sector’s union claims, as Premier Steven Marshall today confirmed “all options” were on the table.
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Transport Minister Stephan Knoll is promising better public transport services despite deep cuts to the budget. In this interview, InDaily asks him how he plans to pull off this feat and the answer is: it’s complicated.
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