Transport company offers up 'fake news' to help SA Government's rail privatisation push

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A transport company seeking lucrative contracts to run Adelaide's public transport networks has shared fake quotes of former Labor ministers in an apparent bid to assist the South Australian Liberal Government press its case for rail privatisation.

The quotes are believed to be from a fake online article about SA politics posted to a forum in 2014The quotes were then cited in an email by a public transport operator to the current State Government

The email, obtained through freedom of information by Labor MP Tom Koutsantonis, included quotes which appear to have been sourced from a fake news article. Mr Grebe, who was Scott Morrison's communications director until 2017, sent the email to recipients including an official from Mr Knoll's department.

The quotes — which were fabricated — state the former Labor government was considering a partial privatisation of rail services.

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Why do governments so often push to sell off public assets then act surprised when costs increase but private enterprise is all about profit not service.

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