Brisbane

tl;dr $500 rebate for e-bike, $200 for e-scooter

Has the typical low wattage and low speed limitations. Seems to be some confusing wording on whether e-bikes are limited to 200W or 250W.

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A Facebook post from Michael Berkman - Greens MP for Maiwar, reading:

Speaking to media with Amy MacMahon - Greens MP for South Brisbane this morning about our plans to make sure no one misses out on 50c public transport fares:

🚉 Trains at least every 15 mins, 24/7 in SEQ
🚌 Buses at least every 10 mins on major road corridors, including in 25 regional cities & towns
👷 $4B to build more rail, trams and bus lanes

When the Greens proposed $1 flat fares in 2017, both major parties shot us down. But with sustained pressure, we won.

This shows our policies are possible, if the political will is there - and with more Greens MPs in Parliament, we can do even more.

With an image showing Michael Berkman and Amy MacMahon standing in front of the Brisbane River giving a press conference.

Archive/non-paywall link.

The Queensland government is in talks with Star which reportedly needs $300m in short-term funding to continue operating Queen’s Wharf precinct in Brisbane’s CBD.

Sucked in. I hate casinos. I hate gambling in general.

Having said that... How do they get in financial trouble?? You're literally stealing money from people on a grand scale. Some punters are losing their homes because of how much money they pour in. Crooks are laundering money by losing a huge percentage of their cash there. International visitors turn up and drop tens (hundreds?) of thousands in a night.

“The worst case scenario would be that they have to close their doors not long after opening them,” the premier, Steven Miles, said on Wednesday.

IMO the BEST case scenario is that they close their doors, and the space is used for something better than gambling.