Government moves to extend half-price bus fares for Tasmanian students

Government moves to extend half-price bus fares for Tasmanian students

Tasmanian students to enjoy half-price bus fares from July 1, 2025, for 12 months, enhancing access to education and opportunities.

High costs outweigh high environmental cost of public transport for students

For many university students, travelling to campus via bus, tram or train is no easy feat. The journey will often require route changes and vehicle swaps.  And with the Albanese government’s announcement that young Australians who are under 18 and not enrolled in university will ride for free from 2026, ticket prices have also put a dent in the already tight budget. As the Australian government pushes to reduce the country’s environmental impact…

Greater Hobart mayors demand bus service boost

Image: Metro TasmaniaRepresenting Hobart, Clarence, Glenorchy and Kingborough, the mayors argue that the 40 per cent of Tasmanians living in Greater Hobart are being underserved by an underfunded and unreliable public transport system. “Greater Hobart urgently needs a more reliable and better funded public transport system,” Hobart lord mayor Anna Reynolds says. “We need more services more often—not less like we’ve seen in recent years.” Subscr…