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So Brisbane International Airport now makes you pay to use a luggage trolley.

I noticed that at the Level 4 international drop-off, where we usually had free trolleys, they’ve been replaced with SmartCarte pay-to-use kiosks—the same system used at the domestic terminal.

This is an international terminal, where people are far more likely to have multiple and larger suitcases. Trolleys aren’t a luxury here, they’re a necessity. And yet now you have to pay just to move your own luggage.

What about elderly passengers, pregnant women, families travelling with kids, or people with disabilities or special needs who rely on trolleys to get through the terminal more easily? Apparently, that’s no l