Public transport
Prominent Entertainment Quarter investors could fund extra metro station
Entertainment Quarter chairman Tony Shepherd said it was “within the realm of possibility” the consortium could finance a station that would serve the precinct and Moore Park.
- by Michael Koziol
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Opinion
Sydney Metro
Trains are the future for global cities. Let’s not go off the rails, Sydney
A commitment to modern rail networks is critical to building safer, low-carbon cities.
- by Caroline Wilkie
The 8.04am train gets you from Canterbury to Town Hall in 33 minutes. The bus? Not so quick
The current bus route takes twice as long as the train does. Will the government find a solution before it closes the T3 line for the Metro conversion?
- by Anthony Segaert
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State Parliament
Opposition targets timing of minister’s meeting with ‘Labor mate’
Transport Minister Jo Haylen met with a former Labor staffer whom she later hired as the state’s top transport official just days after the ALP won the election, raising questions about the hiring process for the job.
- by Michael McGowan
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Trains
New train lines to Melton and Wyndham axed from rail plans
An election promise to build two new rail lines in Melbourne’s outer west has been axed, with the Victorian government instead considering whether to electrify existing lines.
- by Patrick Hatch
Public servants declare ceasefire in war between planning and transport
Newly appointed head of the NSW Planning Department Kiersten Fishburn has pledged to end the war between transport and planning bureaucrats.
- by Andrew Taylor
With $8 billion already gone, Minns faces a huge test of his premiership
Premier Chris Minns faces one of the biggest tests of his premiership, after casting huge doubts on the future of Australia’s largest public transport project.
- by Matt O'Sullivan and Michael Koziol
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State Parliament
Metro decision risks state’s reputation, business leaders warn
Business leaders warn NSW government’s Metro West cancellation risks the state’s reputation as “reliable economy”.
- by Max Maddison and Michael McGowan
Opinion
Sydney Metro
If Minns halts Metro West, here’s a clue to his thinking
“Plan slow, and build fast.” That’s what the NSW premier told a community forum last week – and it echoed the sage words of my grandfather.
- by Andy Marks
Metro West hangs by a thread as Minns flags project review
Nervous stakeholders in western Sydney – many of whom are braced for the worst following recent meetings with ministers – criticised the government for turning its back on the region.
- by Alexandra Smith and Michael Koziol
Will the Metro Tunnel really shift Melbourne to a ‘turn-up-and-go’ timetable?
Experts say the Andrews government is yet to convince them that high-frequency trains will run in the suburbs outside peak hour and on weekends.
- by Broede Carmody and Patrick Hatch