Is cutting Opal free trips a public transport bait and switch?

Incredible shrinking farebox.

19 May, 2016

Baird crushes NSW council mergers resistance with iron fist

Nineteen new councils, more to follow.

13 May, 2016

Baird told to scrap Opal public transport freebies

Commuters could desert crowded light rail.

11 May, 2016

Rates time bomb for NSW mega councils

Four-year rates freeze for merged councils.

26 April, 2016

Baird kicks open door to rate rises with fresh IPART inquiry

Four-year freeze on merged council rates examined.

13 April, 2016

Opal derails one-stop-shopping for weekly rewards

Weekly Travel Reward crackdown

21 March, 2016

Baird’s upsized councils an excuse to flog big loans: Labor

Infrastructure backlog unloaded onto ratepayers.

18 February, 2016

Removing Gold Opal card isolates seniors

The third economy could lose billions.

8 February, 2016

Public inquiries into NSW council mergers kick off

Government’s merger case weak: councils.

2 February, 2016

Opal Card pricing: On the money or on the nose?

Will tinkering erode public trust?

28 January, 2016

NSW council mergers: Baird swings axe on 40 local governments

Premier goes all in on risky big number amalgamations.

18 December, 2015

Another kicking for NSW councils as rate cap reduced

Don’t raise your rates by more than 1.8%: IPART.

8 December, 2015

Row over NSW council mergers rages on

Greens say 75% Sydney councils oppose mergers, Libs say half in favour.

23 November, 2015

Hundreds flock to anti-council mergers rally in Sydney

Alan Jones blasts “lying” NSW Government at mass protest.

18 November, 2015