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What if Opal and Myki became one? It'd help more of us than you'd think

  • Written by: James Bushell, PhD Candidate and Research Associate, Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, University of Sydney
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Melburnians know Myki, Sydneysiders know Opal. These two electronic ticketing systems for public transport may be streets ahead of what they replaced, but are now decidedly old-fashioned compared with systems elsewhere in the world.

In the Netherlands you can buy a single card and use it on public transport anywhere in the country. In...

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