Queensland State Government Announces 50 Cent Trips on Public Transport as Election Nears

Qld Labor has dished out a pre-election sugar hit by way of cheap fares, but a political expert and a former premier say it’s still the end of the line.

Heavy traffic heads south at Yatala, in Brisbane. The premier says he hopes more people will take public transport. Jono Searle/Getty Images

A surprise move by the Labor state government of Queensland to offer 50-cent tickets for public transport will only win over urban commuters already committed to the Greens.

That’s according to a political expert, who says the incumbent government is only delaying a likely election loss in October.