NEWS ALERT: Transport Minister Reveals Financial Incentives to Cancel Services in Privatised Bus Contracts Transport Minister Jo Haylen has uncovered a scandal in the privatisation contracts made between the former Liberal government and private bus operators that won the contracts to run bus services. The contracts revealed financial incentives for companies to cancel services, leaving millions of passengers stranded at bus stops waiting for buses that never arrive. The contracts for Sydney buses imposed financial penalties on the companies for failing to meet ‘on-time running’ targets. However, services that were cancelled did not count as late, and penalties for cancellations were only...