Larissa Waters (Queensland, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to Minister Wong, representing the Prime Minister. Over the weekend we saw Victoria and Tasmania announced their plans to make public transport free, as the Greens have been campaigning for for several weeks. The government supported this illegal war which has led to the fuel crisis. Free public transport would give cost-of-living relief and reduce demand in the cities and thus free up fuel for our regions, for farmers. New South Wales is saying that cost is the barrier to them also making public transport free. National Cabinet just wrapped up, and there was no announcement about public transport. Why are you refusing to reduce demand in this fuel crisis by funding the states to introduce free public transport to help families, farmers and fuel security?