Mr FINN (Western Metropolitan) -- I was preparing this morning to say a few words about my experience on Monday night when I heard Christopher Lord Monckton at his address in Melbourne expose the total myth of man-made climate change when I received information about another scam which is probably almost as bad. It is a text message that reads:

So I tried to use myki this morning for the first time. It ate my $10, told me I had zero balance. I call them: they say they will investigate but can't guarantee the return of my money. They also said it would be two business days at least to hear from someone. So now I am out $10 and missed two trains. Great morning so far.

But that is not all.

The next message, which I received a couple of minutes later, has another bit of information:

After I inserted the $10 I asked for a receipt. The machine shut down totally and had a black screen. That is when I called them. Those machines must be totally shoddy.

Totally shoddy indeed.

Can I suggest to the Minister for Public Transport and the government that they are marketing this myki ticketing scheme the wrong way? This is not a ticketing system, this is a gambling system. You put your money on the card and sometimes you win, as we found out on the weekend, but mostly you lose. As Victorian taxpayers we are losing almost $1.4 billion every day. This government is a disgrace.