Public transport
‘Major failure’: Key Blue Mountains highway to be closed for at least three months
With 12,000 vehicles using the road every day, the prolonged blockage will affect the delivery times and cost of produce from the region to Sydney.
- Bevan Shields
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What passengers can expect from NSW’s long-distance trains
More than three years late and $800 million over budget, the first of a fleet of 29 new trains are undergoing major testing before they can enter service.
- Matt O'Sullivan
The Brisbane bus route that had a 190 per cent surge in passengers
Brisbane City Council says its bus network shake-up may have diverted almost 4 million car trips from our roads.
- Felicity Caldwell
Video of train hitting car at Brunswick shows boom gate lift as fail-safe
Dashcam footage appears to show the car jolt forward and touch the boom gate, which swings upward before the train sends the car spinning into a fence.
- Gemma Grant
Why Gen Z are putting the brakes on this rite of passage
For the past few decades, youth licensing rates around the world have declined. Experts cite stricter regulations, better public transport and rising costs as reasons why.
- Lauren Ironmonger
The PM’s high-speed gamble: The world’s longest rail tunnel or deepest money pit
A decades-long dream of high-speed rail is within touching distance. But don’t start packing your suitcase for a trip to Newcastle quite yet.
- Shane Wright and Matt O'Sullivan
- Opinion
- Opinion
The 2026 high-speed train is slower than 1964. Will it be better by 2060?
I really want to get on board with this iteration of the high-speed rail plan. But something tells me this train may never arrive.
- Alexandra Smith
The $90 billion question: How many $31 tickets will the high-speed train line sell?
Doubts also remain over whether a high-speed line from Newcastle to central Sydney and out to the city’s new international airport can be built for $90 billion.
- Shane Wright and Matt O'Sullivan
High-speed rail link touted as $250 billion boost to nation’s economy
The federal government has cleared the way for detailed planning work to start on a high-speed train line between Sydney and Newcastle.
- Matt O'Sullivan and Shane Wright
- Explainer
- Sydney
The dream lives on but can high-speed rail ever work in Australia?
With details of a new high-speed rail line soon to be revealed, could this be the plan that actually gets up?
- Patrick Hatch