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The Midland line has been closed.

Truck stuck under Mt Lawley railway bridge brings Perth trains to a halt

Midland line passengers have been left stranded, with trains not travelling past Claisebrook station.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt

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An upgrade to the western section of Mona Vale Road in northern Sydney could now start by the middle of next year.

Fixes finally in sight for road choke points on Sydney’s northern beaches

The upgrades to key arterial routes come as a wide-ranging review sparks calls for plans for the multibillion-dollar Beaches Link motorway tunnel to be revived.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
Alex Osipovich has a mechanical workshop at BP Clovelly and also owns an independent service station, Bobbinhead Petrol Station.

Fuel reserve released as farmers warn of food price hit

The government has authorised the release of up to 760 million litres of petrol and diesel, giving priority to regional areas that have been running short.

  • Jessica Yun, Paul Sakkal, Alexandra Smith and Cindy Yin
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Transport companies given fine-free time as AI powers inner-west truck ban

Melbourne’s freight task has dramatically changed from when the West Gate Tunnel was first proposed.

  • Chip Le Grand
Yarraville resident Sarah Tartakover, who lives near one of the two West Gate Tunnel vents, is calling for filters to be urgently added.

‘Like a bathroom exhaust fan’: West Gate Tunnel air stacks leave locals exposed to noxious fumes, report finds

Residents of suburbs around the West Gate Tunnel will breathe in truck pollution as twin ventilation stacks feature sleek design but no filters.

  • Sophie Aubrey
A Brisbane transport company has been ordered to pay over $30,000 in penalties after refusing to compensate a former employee it unfairly dismissed.

Trucking company penalised for refusing to pay unfairly sacked worker

The employee stopped being given shifts after a dispute over washing a truck in the rain, in what was ruled as an unfair dismissal.

  • Courtney Kruk
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Mother-of-three Felicity Forrester, pictured with Maia and Rex, has lived at the corner of Williamstown Road for two decades, and she is angry that the road has not been given truck curfews.

The residential road set to become a highway for toll-dodging trucks

Residents want a truck curfew on Williamstown Road, which thousands of trucks a day are expected to use from later this year to avoid costly West Gate Tunnel tolls.

  • Sophie Aubrey
Janus Electric CEO Ian Campbell with an electric battery-powered truck.

Trucks are big polluters, but can batteries make them cleaner?

In 2024, trucks emitted 22 million tonnes of CO2, and the freight industry is still debating how to decarbonise the long-haul routes.

  • Angus Delaney
XL Express managing director Colin Mallory (second from left) with Brisbane Lions chief executive Greg Swann and Lions players Cam Ellis-Yolmen and Grant Birchall at the sponsorship announcement in 2019.

Employees owed millions after ex-Brisbane Lions sponsor’s collapse

A Queensland-based trucking company collapsed with more than $30 million in debt, creditors have been told as they seek to recoup money owed to them.

  • Cameron Atfield
XL Express is a former major sponsor of the Brisbane Lions.

Former Brisbane Lions sponsor goes bust, leaving 200 workers in limbo

A logistics company that just four years ago was the Lions’ major sponsor has gone into voluntary administration, placing about 200 jobs across the country at risk.

  • Cameron Atfield