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  • Myki contractor picks up $20m

    The consortium that is slowly delivering the troubled myki public transport smartcard has been paid $20 million this year by the Victorian government, documents have revealed.

  • New myki boss married to auditor

    The main public servant in charge of Victoria's troubled myki public ticketing project is married to the auditor who was in charge of probity on the project's $1.3 billion contract, it emerged today.

  • Melbourne "Tcard" delayed til 2012

    Melbourne's already overdue myki smartcard ticketing system may not see the light of day until 2012 and may cost taxpayers another AU$216 million.

  • Vic "Tcard" AU$1 billion over budget, 15 months late

    The introduction of a new public transport smartcard for Melbourne will cost more than AU$1 billion, and is running 15 months behind schedule according to a report, but the Victorian government will persist with the project.

  • Vic government signs massive smartcard deal

    The Victorian government has awarded an AU$500 million contract for development of a smartcard ticketing system for public transport to a consortium of transport and tech experts, state Premier Steve Bracks said.

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