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How Car Lobbyists, Political Cowards, and a SkyBus Cult Kept us Stuck in Traffic Since the ‘70s

6 May 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 3
Article (Snark Edition): Let’s talk about Victoria’s transport “planning” – a term used very loosely here, like calling a Vegemite-coated toothpick a “gourmet canapé”. For decades, Melbourne’s infrastructure strategy has resembled a toddler’s finger-painting: chaotic, […]

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