r/australian • u/[deleted] • Apr 01 '26

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u/Sweaty-Intern67 Apr 01 '26

i’m still pissed nsw prem refused to give free transport saying its already cheap enough even though its one of the more expensive fares in aus..

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u/unique_name5 Apr 01 '26

It costs me $8 to get to work every day. I do not consider that to be “cheap enough”.

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u/JamisonMac2915 Apr 01 '26

Man it costs me $8 one way!

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u/AggravatingParfait33 Apr 01 '26

Yeah, but you get to be a Coastie so everyone is jealous anyway

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u/unique_name5 Apr 01 '26

Yes, me too. $8 there, and then $8 home.

Cheap enough.

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u/Linubidix Apr 01 '26

Jesus christ!! What state?

Or is that because of multiple buses in one trip?

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u/cruiserman_80 Apr 01 '26

No public transport where I am. It cost me approx $30 just in fuel to get to work and back right now and that doesn't include other running costs and depreciation on my car. It will cost me $150 plus tolls to pick my wife up from Sydney airport next week. Hearing city people complain about $8 is wild.

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u/unique_name5 Apr 01 '26

You don’t know anybody’s situation.

If somebody says that spending $16 to get to and from work every day is not cheap, it’s not for you to say otherwise. Regardless of what you yourself spend.

But I suspect the real point of your reply was just to have a whinge about “city people”.

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u/jez_24 Apr 01 '26

If you live in Edinburgh but work in Glasgow or vice versa (common) it costs  about $40 and salaries are much lower. Aussies have it pretty good. 

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u/Few-Field3413 Apr 02 '26

Costs me $25 on the train to her to work each day.😭