Parting mystery as Connex talks down its own record

LATE last month, as train operator Connex came to the tail-end of its contract to run Melbourne's train network, it made a curious announcement.

Commuters face ticket penalty of $4.96 Myki system prices finally revealed

THE new myki smartcard will charge passengers who forget to scan their ticket when leaving their train, tram or bus a penalty fare of $4.96, the State Government has revealed.

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Fee of $10 for myki cards

PASSENGERS using the new myki smartcard in regional Victoria were overcharged 10,800 times in the ticket system€™s first four months of operation.

China steps up film festival row

A DIPLOMATIC row between Australia and China over the planned visit of exiled Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer has escalated, with Australia's ambassador called to a dressing-down by China's Foreign Ministry.

Ticket System Runs Three Years Late

VICTORIA'S troubled $1 billion smartcard ticket system will be at least three years late, Public Transport Minister Lynne Kosky has admitted.

Iemma's State Of The Artless Online

NOWADAYS Ben Oquist is a private citizen. He used to work for the federal Greens MP Bob Brown and the NSW MP Ian Cohen and he is standing for the Greens' NSW upper house ticket in the unwinnable third spot.

Dialling Up A Ticketing Revolution

There's a new ticket master in town, offering big savings on booking fees and eradicating mail-out costs. Richard Webb reports.