The Bus Industry Confederation (BIC) has responded to this week’s handed down federal budget for 2024-25, calling it a “disappointment for the industry”.
In analysing the budget, BIC executive director
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BIC discusses the future of zero-emissions fleets in Australia
A key, recurring message to the Australian federal, state and territory governments is that buses are the easy part in the ongoing transition to zero-emissions fleets.
Bus Industry Confederation members
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BIC calls for government commitment at federal Budget
The Australian Federation often presents a challenge to effective government. The tier of government that collects the most tax (the Commonwealth) is not the same tier of government that delivers the most
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BIC advocacy efforts continue gathering steam
The Australian Public Transport Industrial Association (APTIA), the industrial arm of the Bus Industry Confederation (BIC), has embarked upon a significant project. Funded by its members and BIC, APTIA
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BIC reveals grand plans for a busy 2024
As the dust settles on the 2023 National Industry Conference held in Adelaide, the Bus Industry Confederation is already planning two significant industry events in 2024.
The first event, the National
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QBIC and BIC respond to Queensland Electrical Safety Act review
Both the Queensland Bus Industry Council (QBIC) and the Bus Industry Confederation (BIC) have responded to the review of Queensland’s Electrical Safety Act 2002.
In 2023, both QBIC and BIC expressed
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Hume City mayor calls for better bus network
The mayor of Victorian region Hume City has thrown their support behind bus travel providing the state government supports the infrastructure needed to keep the network running.
Naim Kurt has joined growing
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TasBus steers towards sustainability through Metro Tasmania
As the Tasmanian bus industry begins to take strides towards modernisation, operator Metro Tasmania is leading the charge by embracing the idea of sustainable transport.
Metro Tasmania is gearing up to
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QBIC says one size fits none with industrial relations laws
The federal government’s vision for industrial relations, in this term, has taken on a change agenda that is equivalent to the introduction of the Fair Work Act under Kevin Rudd and is arguably the biggest
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QOCS officially unveils Brisbane Transport Museum and adds new heritage bus
Last weekend, the Queensland Omnibus and Coach Society (QOCS) officially realised its dream when it unveiled Queensland’s first dedicated bus museum in the Brisbane Transport Museum.
Around 200 members
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