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One of the first long-distance regional passenger trains at an Auburn rail maintenance centre

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
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Collectivism doesn’t have to be a bore

Just don’t leave your neighbours in a hole.

A new Mariyung intercity train.

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
Transport Minister John Graham, left, project director Richard Petaccia and Premier Chris Minns inspect the Burwood North station site on Thursday.

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
The first cabinet meeting of the Andrews government in 2014. (Colour digitally altered)

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
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Metro staff oversee the trip from Bankstown to Marrickville on Monday.

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
Commuters queue for a B-line bus at Dee Why on Monday morning.

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
Protective services officers at Southern Cross Station, Victoria’s most dangerous.

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
The section of the Great Western Highway which is threatening to collapse.

‘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