"Free public transport in Victoria through April as fuel prices continue to climb"
cross-posted from: https://aussie.zone/post/31075060
Perhaps the one silver lining to US imperialism, is that more people will want better public transport
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-29/free-public-transport-april-victoria-fuel-prices-cost-of-living/106506974Open linkView original on aussie.zone
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Nice, we should do this all the time
cheaper than fixing myki
Probably not a controversial opinion, but we could save so much money if we stopped hiring consultants for building tech things.
BoM website makeover cost almost $100M.
"Small government" is also the scam the brought us the initial myki rollout fiasco.
This all being said, I agree, public transport should be free and expanded. We can't keep on with the clearly terrible urban planning of urban sprawl and cars
i mean, we should stop hiring business consultants to write software lol
there are small/local consultancies that actually do a great job: just like hiring a team of contractors
large multinationals with a focus on accounting and business with “oh also we do salesforce” is the real problem… the optimise their costs rather than focusing on quality
Or we could benefit by having a permanent team who will be cheaper in the long-run, because of familiarity with the systems and projects they build and maintain.
Hiring outside consultants of any kind for a permanent government requirement is pure insanity (or in reality, grift) if you ask me.
I'm sure there are consultancies who do a great job. The actual employees are usually not the problem.
But let's just give those same employees a permanent job and cut out the middle men who are offering no value whatsoever.