Public Transport

The Hon. B.R. HOOD (14:33): Supplementary: as the minister spoke about affordability, can she rule out that her government will not introduce 50¢ fares before the state election?

The PRESIDENT: Minister, you can answer if you want. I think we have traversed this.

The Hon. E.S. BOURKE (Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Minister for Autism) (14:34): As I have said, we have thought this through. We have done our homework, unlike others on the other side. We have started with cheaper fares in targeted ways, with equivalent of 25¢ for our students. We have done it free for our seniors. This is a really good place to be starting to make sure that we can get more people interested and on our public transport system.