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Why you could be waiting even longer for the XPT’s replacement
Despite already undergoing multiple design changes, the new trains need more before you can catch one.
- Matt O'Sullivan
Sydney-Wollongong commuters finally get start date for new intercity trains
The progressive rollout of the new trains on the South Coast line over the next year will result in a number of changes for commuters.
- Matt O'Sullivan
The big hole designed to ease Sydney’s transport woes and a housing crisis
The state government is pinning its hopes on its signature rail project becoming more than just a high-frequency train service.
- Matt O'Sullivan
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From ‘no extra cost’ to record debt: The 12-year transformation of Victorian Labor
Eight hundred pages of confidential state cabinet documents reveal how a disciplined new Labor government in 2014 evolved into a “crash through” administration – until it struck the unexpected.
- Royce Millar
How bin chickens, kittens and possums test Sydney’s delayed metro line
Wildlife is throwing up an extra challenge for those carrying out critical testing of the final stretch of Sydney’s M1 metro line through the south-west.
- Matt O'Sullivan
Why free public transport won’t come to Sydney any time soon
The premier is resisting offering free fares as experts warn those hardest hit by fuel prices in regional areas would end up subsidising wealthier people.
- Matt O'Sullivan
Victoria’s most dangerous train stations revealed
Violent crimes at railway stations across the state have surged since the end of COVID lockdowns.
- Carla Jaeger
‘Complicated rebuild’ points to long closure of key Blue Mountains highway
A $50 million emergency injection into detour routes over the Blue Mountains also suggests the closure of the critical highway will be long-lasting.
- Matt O'Sullivan