September 4, 2026 — 5:01am

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A leading electric bus company has blasted the Queensland government’s purchase of 630 diesel buses, saying the decision could be a mistake that would eventually cost the state’s taxpayers a quarter of a billion dollars.

Queensland Transport Minister Brent Mickelberg launched a procurement process for up to 630 new diesel-fuelled buses on Tuesday, at the same time blasting the former Labor government’s electric bus plan as “buying big, expensive paperweights to block local streets” due to a lack of associated…

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