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Kate :verigold:<p>Steve Reed: Come clean on the true cost of publicly owned water <a href="https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/petition-steve-reed-come-clean-on-the-true-cost-of-publicly-owned-water" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">weownit.org.uk/act-now/petitio</span><span class="invisible">n-steve-reed-come-clean-on-the-true-cost-of-publicly-owned-water</span></a> 📝 <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Petition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Petition</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UKPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKPol</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UKPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ComeCleanSteve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComeCleanSteve</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Privitisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Privitisation</span></a></p>
Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈<p>Instead of maintaining infrastructure, funds went to Shareholders and Bosses. And now we have things like this...</p><p><a href="https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/south-london-street-submerged-water-32062005" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mylondon.news/news/south-londo</span><span class="invisible">n-news/south-london-street-submerged-water-32062005</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ThamesWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThamesWater</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/London" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>London</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Privitisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Privitisation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LateStageCapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LateStageCapitalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FailedState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FailedState</span></a></p>
Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@NorthantsGreens" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>NorthantsGreens</span></a></span> Why is Labour on the wrong side of the Public on this?</p><p>Oh yeah, the money....</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UKPOL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKPOL</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UKPOLITICS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKPOLITICS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WaterCompanies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterCompanies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Privitisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Privitisation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Nationalisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nationalisation</span></a></p>
Ali Clarke :flag_tino:<p>This is awful. Giving more money to the owners of private healthcare, when it should be invested in the public system 😡 The easier stuff gets contracted out and the public hospital deals with all the complications and trickier surgery. This is not good for the training of specialists either.</p><p><a href="https://cloudisland.nz/tags/NZPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NZPol</span></a> <a href="https://cloudisland.nz/tags/HealthSystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HealthSystem</span></a> <a href="https://cloudisland.nz/tags/privitisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privitisation</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/564316/health-nz-told-to-give-private-hospitals-10-year-outsourcing-contracts" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rnz.co.nz/news/national/564316</span><span class="invisible">/health-nz-told-to-give-private-hospitals-10-year-outsourcing-contracts</span></a></p>
David Palk#RejoinEU 💖🇪🇺🕊🌈<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/chomsy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chomsy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/privitisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privitisation</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> Top man IMO . But how many <a href="https://mas.to/tags/sheep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sheep</span></a> on the bus even know his name? <a href="https://mas.to/tags/justsaying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>justsaying</span></a></p>
Mojo ♻️<p>NSW to Ban Privatisation of Public Hospitals<br>The NSW government is introducing "Joe’s Law" to block future privatisation of public acute hospitals. The law is named after two-year-old Joe Massa, who died in September after waiting three hours in the emergency department of Northern Beaches Hospital—a private-public partnership (PPP) operated by Healthscope. <br>The decision follows concerns over patient safety in privatised healthcare systems. </p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/JoesLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JoesLaw</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/NSWHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NSWHealth</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/privitisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privitisation</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/27/joes-law-to-ban-future-hospital-privatisation-in-nsw" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/australia-news</span><span class="invisible">/2025/mar/27/joes-law-to-ban-future-hospital-privatisation-in-nsw</span></a></p>
Mojo ♻️<p>The $1 Million Miracle: How to Turn Peanuts into $730 Million (Just Ask the NSW Government!)<br>Remember that time in 2015 when the NSW Government sold the totally outdated, super-polluting Vales Point Power Station for a cool $1 million? Yeah, just your average fire sale of a public asset. But wait — plot twist! By 2017, this "worthless" coal plant was magically valued at $730 million. <br>Guess it just needed a little private sector fairy dust to unlock its true potential, right? 🙃 <br>Ah, privatisation — where public assets go to become someone else’s goldmine. What a deal! (For some, anyway.) 💰 </p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/JustGovernmentThings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JustGovernmentThings</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/PeanutsToProfits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeanutsToProfits</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/DodgyDeals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DodgyDeals</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ValesPointMiracle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ValesPointMiracle</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Auspol</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Nswpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nswpol</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/privitisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privitisation</span></a><br> <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-10-24/coal-power-station-sold-for-peanuts-becomes-730-million-asset/9077582" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2017-10-24/coa</span><span class="invisible">l-power-station-sold-for-peanuts-becomes-730-million-asset/9077582</span></a></p>
Mojo ♻️<p>Rising costs, growing inequality, and a shift towards user-pays? The future of Australian healthcare is at a crossroads. With an ageing population and fewer workers to support it, how will we manage? Is private health cover easing the burden or making things worse? And could Australia be heading towards a US-style system? <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Medicare</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/privitisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privitisation</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/HandsOfMedicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HandsOfMedicare</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Auspol</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.sbs.com.au/news/insight/article/its-going-to-spiral-out-of-control-are-we-headed-for-a-us-style-healthcare-system/cwvfawlc7" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sbs.com.au/news/insight/articl</span><span class="invisible">e/its-going-to-spiral-out-of-control-are-we-headed-for-a-us-style-healthcare-system/cwvfawlc7</span></a></p>
David Palk#RejoinEU 💖🇪🇺🕊🌈<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/academy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>academy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/privitisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privitisation</span></a> this was always the danger with the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/thatcher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thatcher</span></a> plan. The obsession with <a href="https://mas.to/tags/sats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sats</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/oxbridge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oxbridge</span></a> etc etc was a big black hole. Contrary to the meaning of e-duco (to lead out...implied "out of darkness"). <a href="https://mas.to/tags/supporttheunions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>supporttheunions</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/nut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nut</span></a> ✊ <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/mar/02/pupils-uk-schools-academy-essex-mossbourne?CMP=share_btn_url" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/education/2025</span><span class="invisible">/mar/02/pupils-uk-schools-academy-essex-mossbourne?CMP=share_btn_url</span></a></p>
Mojo ♻️<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://todon.eu/@dbattistella" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>dbattistella</span></a></span> Privatising healthcare is a dangerous path—look at the US, where basic medicines like asthma inhalers cost 10-40x more than here. In Australia, we pay as little as $7.30 for life-saving meds thanks to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). In the US? Over $500 without insurance. <br>When healthcare becomes profit-driven: <br>* Prices skyrocket <br>* Accessibility plummets <br>* Health becomes a privilege, not a right</p><p>Our public system works because it prioritises people over profits. Let’s NOT follow a model where families ration medicine or skip care to pay bills. <a href="https://aus.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>medicare</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/privitisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privitisation</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/medicarecuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>medicarecuts</span></a></p>
Mojo ♻️<p>Australia's toll road economy is unsustainable. Earlier this year, ex-<a href="https://aus.social/tags/ACCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ACCC</span></a> chairman Allan Fels and transport expert David Cousins released a report claiming Transurban is exploiting <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Sydney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sydney</span></a> motorists, urging the <a href="https://aus.social/tags/NSW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NSW</span></a> government to take over toll roads. Transurban controls 11 of NSW’s 13 toll roads, each with different contracts and price hikes. The report says NSW motorists will pay over $123 billion in tolls over 37 years, with Transurban’s <a href="https://aus.social/tags/WestConnex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WestConnex</span></a> motorway accounting for more than half. <a href="https://aus.social/tags/highwayrobbery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>highwayrobbery</span></a> #<a href="https://aus.social/tags/privitisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privitisation</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/greed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>greed</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/MultinationalCorporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MultinationalCorporations</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/mostTolledCityOnEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mostTolledCityOnEarth</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2024/07/australias-toll-road-economy-eats-itself/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">macrobusiness.com.au/2024/07/a</span><span class="invisible">ustralias-toll-road-economy-eats-itself/</span></a></p>
Mojo ♻️<p>Mega corporations control most Australian toll roads, causing ever-increasing costs for motorists. In <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Sydney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sydney</span></a> alone, drivers pay $2.5 billion annually in tolls. A recent review in <a href="https://aus.social/tags/NSW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NSW</span></a> has now recommended overhauling the toll road system. <a href="https://aus.social/tags/mostTolledCityOnEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mostTolledCityOnEarth</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/privitisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privitisation</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/tolls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tolls</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/MultinationalCorporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MultinationalCorporations</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/greed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>greed</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/slavery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>slavery</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jOjqt9a8M8" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=-jOjqt9a8M</span><span class="invisible">8</span></a></p>
Mojo ♻️<p>The blueprint for Sydney’s toll shake-up is here. This is what it says (*spoiler - add more tolls) <a href="https://aus.social/tags/mostTolledCityOnEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mostTolledCityOnEarth</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/sydney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sydney</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/bogancity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bogancity</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/privitisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privitisation</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/the-blueprint-for-sydney-s-toll-shake-up-is-here-this-is-what-it-says-20240716-p5jtzu.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">smh.com.au/politics/nsw/the-bl</span><span class="invisible">ueprint-for-sydney-s-toll-shake-up-is-here-this-is-what-it-says-20240716-p5jtzu.html</span></a></p>
TallVenti<p>Oh look another stupid <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Tory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tory</span></a> short term idea proved, beyond doubt, to be a stupid Tory idea. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/transport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transport</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ToryScam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ToryScam</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/privitisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privitisation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/publicownership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>publicownership</span></a></p><p>What happens when councils take control of buses? <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clke3g03rljo" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/articles/clke3g03</span><span class="invisible">rljo</span></a></p>
Richard Ashwell<p>What happens when <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/councils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>councils</span></a> take control of <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/buses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>buses</span></a>?</p><p>Outside of London, <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/BusServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BusServices</span></a> have dropped by 50% since 2008, according to research by Friends of the Earth, external, with people on lower incomes and those without a car disproportionately affected.</p><p>One area bucking the national trend is Reading. Reading is one of only five areas in England where the local <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/bus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bus</span></a> company is owned by the council.</p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/PublicOwnership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicOwnership</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Privitisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Privitisation</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Transport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Transport</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/PublicTransport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicTransport</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clke3g03rljo" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clke3g</span><span class="invisible">03rljo</span></a></p>
Emeritus Prof Christopher May<p>Adam Almeida on the implications of the looming collapse of Thames Water:</p><p>'[R]ather than tinkering with the ownership structure or again trying to regulate a privatised industry, [the solution] is to ultimately end the exploitation of our public goods. England must follow the lead of the rest of the world – and bring water back into public ownership'!</p><p>The fever dream of privatisation has been an enrichment scheme for investment bankers!</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/thameswater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thameswater</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/privitisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privitisation</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/28/thames-water-privatised-public-ownership" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span class="invisible">2024/mar/28/thames-water-privatised-public-ownership</span></a></p>
Mojo ♻️<p>🚗 Roads in <a href="https://aus.social/tags/sydney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sydney</span></a> have taken a hit since the Rozelle Interchange opened. 🛣️ The increase in local street traffic is a safety concern and disrupting morning commutes. Sydney is the most tolled city on earth, and it's no wonder drivers are seeking alternatives. Time for solutions! <a href="https://aus.social/tags/TrafficTroubles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrafficTroubles</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/SydneyTolls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SydneyTolls</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/mostTolledCityOnEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mostTolledCityOnEarth</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/privitisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privitisation</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-20/councils-say-tolled-motorways-built-at-expense-of-local-roads/103587886" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2024-03-20/cou</span><span class="invisible">ncils-say-tolled-motorways-built-at-expense-of-local-roads/103587886</span></a></p>
Emeritus Prof Christopher May<p>Your <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> bill will rise by 6% in April; Water companies have requested a 40% uplift in prices over the next five year period (2025-30). This, they say will help cover the necessary <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/investment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>investment</span></a> needed to address the obvious problems we are currently seeing.</p><p>But, if <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/privitisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privitisation</span></a> was intended to ensure a free flow of capital for infrastructure &amp; these firms having been paying high dividends for years, how is it the customer is being tapped for investment resource?</p><p>[this is a rhetorical Q.!]</p>
Rae<p>Privatisation "has not improved the fiscal position of governments, nor has there been, in general, an improvement in standards of customer services or a lowering of prices relative to the previous trend."</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-14/privatisation-public-assets-water-sewage-transport-fair-society/103097448" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2023-11-14/pri</span><span class="invisible">vatisation-public-assets-water-sewage-transport-fair-society/103097448</span></a> <a href="https://bne.social/tags/privitisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privitisation</span></a></p>
Mojo ♻️<p>Inflated Opal fares to the <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Sydney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sydney</span></a> Airport are costing families more than double the price that sharing an <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Uber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Uber</span></a> would. Private Owners of the Airport <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Train" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Train</span></a> Stations, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/SydneyAirport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SydneyAirport</span></a> Link, have increased the cost of Opal travel incrementally since the train line was privately built in 2000 for the Olympics. <a href="https://aus.social/tags/privitisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privitisation</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/publictransport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>publictransport</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/train-fares-getting-so-expensive-uber-is-cheaper-9news-finds/29149cca-97ef-4223-b7f3-bf0bc85c69ae" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">9news.com.au/national/train-fa</span><span class="invisible">res-getting-so-expensive-uber-is-cheaper-9news-finds/29149cca-97ef-4223-b7f3-bf0bc85c69ae</span></a></p>