Queensland's public transport agency TransLink has kicked off the pilot phase of its smartcard system encompassing its network of trains, buses and ferries.
The company responsible for rolling out Sydney's troubled Tcard system is $74 million in debt, a NSW parliamentary budget estimates committee has been told.
The Queensland Government has signed a contract with Australian card manufacturing company Placard to provide millions of smartcard-based drivers' licences to the state.
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