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170820Su Melbourne 'Herald Sun' - letters, energy. with tdu.

Roderick

Electricity market review shows smart meters fail to reduce rising power
bills. with tdu.
Sunday Herald Sun August 19, 2017.
<www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/electricity-market-review-shows-smart-me
ters-fail-to-reduce-rising-power-bills/news-story/f4e17d1e0488a58d03ef60d57c
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$250m gas import terminal slated for Crib Point. with tdu.
Mornington Peninsula Leader August 20, 2017.
<www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/south-east/250m-gas-import-terminal-slated-for-
crib-point/news-story/6aabd1b780a167a30cabf30cff6f0abe>

Perth Stadium free public transport deal doesn't add up for WA's finances.
PerthNow August 20, 2017.
A COMMITMENT to provide free bus and train transport to AFL games at Perth
Stadium looks likely to kick a multimillion-dollar black hole in the state's
already parlous finances.
A Government spokesman confirmed yesterday that an annual subsidy of $7
million, allocated by the previous Liberal-National government to provide
free travel to the footy from 2018, was nowhere near enough.
The spokesman said the cost of providing free public travel to the football,
funded by the taxpayer, could now be millions more than was anticipated.
The Government was now looking at how to make up the shortfall.
"Currently at Subiaco Oval the direct costs of special-event public
transport services are fully cost recovered through charges to event
organisers," the spokesman said.
"The previous government approved a discount so that only 50 per cent of the
costs of planned Perth Stadium sporting fixtures would be recovered from
event organisers with half the remaining costs to be picked up by the
taxpayer.
"An additional annual subsidy of over $7 million was disclosed in last
year's budget. The (Labor) Government estimates that the cost of providing
public transport services for a capacity crowd at AFL matches at the new
stadium will increase by about three times, compared to AFL matches at
Domain Stadium.
"The 50 per cent subsidy in last year's budget was under-funded and not
adequately costed."
Currently, a ticket to the football covers travel on all Transperth services
for three hours either side of the game.
The Government spokesman said yesterday there were currently no plans to
remove the free travel.
Going to the football by car will almost be a thing of the past when the new
stadium opens next year.
Fans will be encouraged to go by train, or buses taking people to and from a
new footbridge at East Perth.
The capacity of the stadium is 60,000.
<www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/perth-stadium-free-public-transp
ort-deal-doesnt-add-up-for-was-finances/news-story/cb04c556ed43b2c21214b91fd
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Anti-vehicle terrorism measure: Statues and bollards vital for atrocity
prevention Sydney 'Sunday Telegraph. Sun.20.8.17. with tdu.
<www.heraldsun.com.au/news/antivehicle-terrorism-measure-statues-and-bollard
s-vital-for-atrocity-prevention/news-story/6504984834bc77145546499c7d4bd158>