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Commuters waiting at Chatswood station during the storm.

Storm sweeps across Sydney, affecting metro and train services

A power supply issue shut sections of the metro and caused train disruptions.

  • Cindy Yin

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Queensland Rail has warned commuters travelling southward into Brisbane delays could stretch over an hour.

Hour-long delays for northern rail lines, delays to last all morning

Rail commuters heading into Brisbane have been warned trains are not running to timetable, after multiple tracks were offline for hours.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
Queensland Rail, train, trains, Brisbane, public transport, Central station, escalator, generic. Pictures taken November 2025.

Travellers warned of track closures, Story Bridge works over Easter holidays

There will be disruptions for two Broncos games, and authorities have warned it might be easier to catch a regular bus rather than a replacement rail bus.

  • Felicity Caldwell
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
The Waratah passenger train involved in the near-miss near Blacktown station on April 21, 2024.

Sydney passenger train sped at four times limit through known trouble spot

The driver was thrown from his seat in the over-speed incident on a section of track in Sydney.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
The Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) has launched a campaign urging the state government to prevent the loss of staff at train stations across southeast Queensland.

Union slams ‘reckless’ staff cuts putting vulnerable train passengers at risk

Under the proposal, train stations across south-east Queensland will no longer be staffed after 1pm on weekdays and on weekends.

  • Courtney Kruk
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The Transperth C-Series being built in the Bellevue facility.

Labor goes back to the future to replace ‘uncomfortable’ C-Series train seats

The Cook government will replace the drivers’ seats across its entire C-Series train fleet after feedback via a union survey.

  • Hamish Hastie
More than 3000 new ticket readers have been installed across the train network as part of the myki upgrade.

Train passengers can finally touch on with an iPhone – but only on some lines

The trial, which also includes bank card payments, is the first time Melburnians can test the $1.7 billion overhaul of the much-maligned myki system.

  • Patrick Hatch
A housing estate in western Melbourne. Infrastructure Australia says ensuring water supply is necessary if the country is to build more homes.

Thirsty work: Australia’s growing cities won’t have enough water

Australia is spending billions on new roads, rail lines and airports. But without water, cities will run short of new homes.

  • Shane Wright
Western Sydney Airport metro rail line.

Length of delay to Sydney’s new airport metro line hinges on ‘big negotiation’

The transport minister has told Sydney Metro to protect taxpayers then “open the line when they can”.

  • Matt O'Sullivan