Opposition Leader Steven Marshall pledges free public transport during Clipsal and festivals | The Australian

Opposition Leader Steven Marshall pledges free public transport during Clipsal and festivals | The Australian: "Opposition Leader Steven Marshall said free transport would be provided before 9am and after 3pm during total road closures. If the policy had been in place this year, he said it would apply from February 23 to March 6."

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Free public transport leaves people wanting more public transport

People who caught free buses during the summer holidays are likely to use public transport more in the future as a result of the initiative.

That’s according to results of a survey conducted on Sunshine Coast Council’s Free Holiday Buses program, which is funded by the Public Transport Levy.

Transport Strategy Portfolio Councillor Rick Baberowski said the early survey analysis was promising.

“Almost 90 per cent of the people surveyed said they either would or may use public transport more in the future as a result of the program,” he said.

Read more at mysunshinecoast.com.au

'Climate change hurting economy' | The Australian

'Climate change hurting economy' | The Australian: ""Damages and losses from natural disasters have more than tripled over the past 30 years," said Mr Kim, giving as examples the $45 billion of losses from the 2011 floods in Thailand, whose effects "spread across borders disrupting international supply chains.""

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Carers offered free public transport in Perth - Business - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Carers offered free public transport in Perth - Business - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation): "The WA Liberal Party has promised to offer free public transport to carers if it wins the state election.

The Disability Services Minister, Helen Morton, says the plan would allow travel on all metropolitan buses, trains and ferries during non-peak periods, at a cost of $1.2 million to taxpayers over four years.

She says more than 8,500 carers would benefit from the pledge."

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Heavy rain from #climatechange continues to hammer Australia

Sydney Weather | NSW Weather Floods | Cyclone Oswald | Sydney Rain: "Floodwaters also have cut off all roads between NSW and Queensland and isolated about 2000 people in northern NSW."

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A month of rain in one day. This is #climatechange caused by burning fossil fuels.

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Queensland hit by flash flooding - Weather - Al Jazeera English: "Vast areas of Queensland are underwater and the rains are continuing to pour as the remains of Tropical Cyclone Oswald cross the state."

Public transport fare evaders costing Queensland $25 million a year | The Australian

Public transport fare evaders costing Queensland $25 million a year | The Australian: "MORE than 50,000 people were caught trying to get a free ride on trains over the past three years."

How about this headline: people driving in the subsidized cars system are costing us the biosphere!

Sydney Sizzles in Record Heat as Fires Threaten Victorian Towns - Bloomberg

Sydney Sizzles in Record Heat as Fires Threaten Victorian Towns - Bloomberg: "Sydney, Australia’s largest city, posted its highest temperature ever recorded today, reaching 45.8 degrees Celsius (114.4 degrees Fahrenheit), as wildfires burned in five of the nation’s states, destroying homes.

...More than 80 fires are still ablaze in the states of New South Wales, where about 50 homes were destroyed last week, and in South Australia, Queensland and Tasmania, where about 100 homes were burnt earlier this month. Australia’s hot, dry climate makes bushfires a major risk in the southern hemisphere’s summer."

Climate-change denial feels the heat

Climate-change denial feels the heat: "Scepticism about climate change in Australia may be something else that will melt during the nation's great heatwave."

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Australia heat off the charts, time to get rid of the private auto

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Bureau Of Meteorology Weather Chart | Deep Purple: "The range now extends to 54 degrees – well above the all-time record temperature of 50.7 degrees reached on January 2, 1960 at Oodnadatta Airport in South Australia – and, perhaps worringly, the forecast outlook is starting to deploy the new colours."