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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Benita Kolovos Victorian state correspondent

Labor promises $30 weekly cap for Victorian public transport amid push for free travel

A tram travels past Melbourne's town hall.
Labor’s promised $30 a week fare cap on public transport comes after the Victorian government discounted fares across the network. Photograph: Christopher Hopkins/AAP

Public transport fares in Victoria will be capped at $30 a week if the Labor government is re-elected next month – but commuters will need to dust off their Myki cards to benefit.

The premier, Ben Carroll, on Monday said the fare cap would begin on 1 January, the day after half-price fares end. The discounted fares were introduced after a period of free public transport in response to the fuel crisis sparked by the US-Iran war.

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