Mutiny on the Sydney commute: ‘pirate bus’ hits the road after privatisation leads to axed routes

Ken Wilson on his ‘pirate bus’ in Willoughby: ‘It’s a proof of concept on whether we can do this ourselves if the government won’t.’ Photograph: Blake Sharp-Wiggins/The Guardian

At 8am in south Willoughby in Sydney’s north, Ken Wilson ferries commuters on to what appears to be a stock standard bus about to take the roughly 12-minute journey into the city.

Except there’s a twist.