Opal data reveals just how many people took a sickie
If a sharp fall in the use of trains, buses and ferries last Friday is any guide, Sydneysiders scored a four-day weekend en masse last week through fair or foul means.
Matt O'Sullivan is the Transport Reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald.
If a sharp fall in the use of trains, buses and ferries last Friday is any guide, Sydneysiders scored a four-day weekend en masse last week through fair or foul means.
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