Public transport
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- Anthony Albanese
Revealed: High-speed rail link to cost taxpayers up to $90b
At $90 billion, a Sydney-Newcastle high-speed rail link would be the most expensive single piece of infrastructure ever built.
- Shane Wright and Matt O'Sullivan
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On a car-congested island, would you accept money not to drive?
Cash incentives to ditch cars have drawn a cool response from tiny Malta’s under-25s. One young man says over-70s should give up their licences instead.
- David Crowe
Standing room only: Melbourne’s busiest tram routes revealed
Some passengers are battling for a strap on the 96 while others relax in their own booth on the 82. New data reveals which of Melbourne’s twenty-four tram routes are the most crowded.
- Gemma Grant
Revealed: Sydney’s transport deserts – and the way to fix them
People who live in suburbs swamped by housing remain without public transport options. Here’s how it should look.
- Mostafa Rachwani
Inside the mission to fix Victoria’s commute times
Public transport users are set to have access to 1200 new trips a week from Monday, as part of what’s being labelled “the Big Switch”.
- Kieran Rooney
‘It’s time to say goodbye’: Hundreds farewell the last V-set train
They travelled from Lithgow to make sure they got a seat, snuck on at Parramatta and cheered at Central.
- Ellie Busby
What happens to our metro tunnel boring machines when they hit the end of the line?
Betty and Dorothy have reached Westmead. This is how Metro gets them out of the tunnels – and the fate they will meet.
- Aidan Elwig Pollock
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Hundreds injured in Melbourne’s e-scooter trial, new data shows
More than 500 riders and dozens of pedestrians reported being injured in crashes involving electric scooters during Melbourne’s experiment with hire scheme operators Lime and Neuron.
- Patrick Hatch
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- Inquest
Inquest probes transit officers’ use of force during fatal arrest at Perth train station
Josh Van Malssen had been abusive to train station staff in June 2023, leading them to place him in handcuffs. Minutes later, he was dead.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
The best way to see Bangkok is one few tourists bother with
No traffic, no haggling, and not a single tailor stop along the way.
- Paul Marshall