Queenslanders Will Soon be able to Buy Train Tickets with Smartphones and Watches

Commuters will soon be able to use their smartphone or watch to buy their ticket on public transport.

The present Go Card operator, Cubic, has also announced the delivery of a new contactless system, which will also allow payment with debit or credit cards, in 18 regional areas and south-east Queensland.

Transport Minister, Mark Bailey, says the new ticketing system will be in place for customers to use in the coming years.

PNG signs on to China's Belt and Road Initiative

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Neill will sign an agreement to join China’s Belt and Road Initiative Infrastructure Program in a week-long official visit.

Alongside East Timor, PNG will be the second Pacific nation to sign to the agreement in a move that worries Australian officials.

Chinese loans make-up a quarter of PNG’s national debt, but PM O’Neill says the agreement is important for PNG to integrate into the global economy and that it’s unwise to simply sit back and let these opportunities pass by.