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Carroll scraps secret $8 billion levy on public transport fares

WAtoday · 27 August 2026 at 10:29 am

Carroll scraps secret $8 billion levy on public transport fares

A day after the Victorian Auditor-General revealed the secret charge, which was introduced on January 1 last year, the new premier moved to scrap it.

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