Millions of Victorians paying secret public transport fee, audit reveals

Millions of Victorians have been paying a hidden public transport fee for more than a year to help fund the $34.5 billion Suburban Rail Loop.

Millions of Victorians have been paying a hidden public transport fee for more than a year to help fund the $34.5 billion Suburban Rail Loop.

The Victorian Auditor-General's Office has found the state government never revealed a new levy on public transport fares from the start of 2025.

Labor put ‘levy on all public transport fares in metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria’ since January 2025, auditor-general says The Victorian government secretly increased public transport fares to raise money to help pay for the Suburban Rail Loop and other Big Build projects, the state’s auditor-general has r