00:00 Catching public transport can be costly.
00:05 For people that are obviously in the workforce it's quite expensive.
00:08 Oh wait, my mum pays, but she puts $10 on my go card for like a week and then I just use it.
00:12 Families are feeling the pinch.
00:14 $6.63 I think it is per every day.
00:20 But from August the 5th fares will plummet.
00:23 These days you can't get much for 50 cents, but soon you'll be able to go anywhere on our public transport network.
00:29 The Premier says it will cost $150 million but will save some thousands on getting more cars off the road and people onto public transport.
00:39 50 cent fares are a cost of living savings that Queenslanders can see every day. It's a radical change.
00:46 People will be able to commute for a dollar a day, 50 cents in, 50 cents out.
00:50 It covers all TransLink trains and buses across the state, the Gold Coast Light Rail and ferries which from tomorrow will stop at the Howard Smith Wharves.
00:59 One way of reducing traffic congestion is better transport.
01:02 The Opposition supports the move but says Queenslanders will see through it.
01:06 It's questioned why the measure only lasts for six months, which includes the much anticipated October state election.
01:14 Queenslanders are very supportive of getting additional costs of relief because they are struggling at the moment,
01:20 but they're also cynical in that it runs out just after the election.
01:25 The Premier says it's not an election sweetener.
01:28 This is something I've wanted to do for a long time. I've been Premier for six months.
01:33 Commuters couldn't be happier.
01:35 I think that's awesome. It would be really good for the community, especially a lot of people that don't have a lot of money.
01:40 That's good. That would make it a lot cheaper.
01:42 Results from the trial will be reviewed next year and changes will be made if services become overcrowded.
01:48 We'd love to see patronage on a population adjusted basis come back up to at least the pre-COVID levels.
01:54 I'd certainly use the train a lot more if it was 50 cents.
01:57 Just what the Premier wants.
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