Viral Attack on Bus Driver Sparks Call for Public Transport Ban on Repeat Offenders

Police have charged a man with assault occasioning bodily harm after an altercation at Southbank bus station.

A line of Brisbane City Council Buses are seen driving across the Victoria Bridge in Brisbane, Queensland on Oct. 15, 2021. AAP Image/Darren England

The lord mayor of Brisbane is calling for public transport bans for repeat offenders after video of a 21-year-old man repeatedly striking a bus driver went viral.

The man made a court appearance on June 23 over the incident, which occurred on the evening of June 20.