“The most disappointing example of this was when the Queensland government recently invested in [630 diesel buses]. Just when Australia is running out of diesel, these chaps are accelerating the problem. (https://www.smh.com.au/national/queensland/back-to-diesel-lnp-dumps-queensland-s-electric-bus-program-20260901-p60tg4.html).


That photo is great. “Bus drivers required”, followed by “please hail driver” - like they’re asking someone to find a driver for them. Meanwhile, on the side of the bus there’s an ad for car loans as if to say ‘since we can’t find enough bus drivers, why not take out a loan to get a car!’