1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (814+ words) In Australia's largest underground rail cavern where the city's busiest metro station will be, "Jessie" is being disassembled and making her way above ground. Stepping into the lift to descend deep underground, you can hear the familiar hubbub of Sydney's…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (581+ words) April 29, 2026 " 4: 14pm Queensland Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie accused Labor leader Steven Miles of orchestrating chaos on the rail system, as a union urged the NRL to intervene and pressure the LNP government to resolve an industrial impasse before the city's sporting…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (40+ words) SMH. com. au The final Metro West tunnelling machine "Jessie" will be dismantled into 16 pieces and extracted out of shafts deep underground. Updated April 29, 2026 " 11: 36am, first published 11: 31am...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (44+ words) A major overhaul of the Opal card system is under way, with contracts awarded to two companies. Updated April 28, 2026 " 6: 39pm, first published 6: 36pm...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (441+ words) April 28, 2026 " 4: 26pm Queensland's peak rail union has vowed to intensify its industrial campaign and has flagged possible strike action during the May 15 to 17 Magic Round weekend, after negotiations with the state government broke down. But the union said it was not…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (823+ words) April 28, 2026 " 11: 00am Brunswick Street in Fitzroy may be one of Melbourne's trendiest shopping and nightlife strips, but it now has another claim to fame: the slowest trams anywhere outside the CBD. Analysis of tram speed data, obtained by The Age, reveals…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago  (863+ words) April 27, 2026 " 11: 59am Broadmeadows train station has been labelled the worst transit hub in Melbourne by local councillors, who say much-needed upgrades have been stalled by the promise of a future Suburban Rail Loop stop in 20 years. The area is set to…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago  (589+ words) April 27, 2026 " 6: 00am The school run is heaping pressure on roads in Melbourne's west as many families drive their children instead of putting them on public transport, and teachers say students are arriving late to school due to infrequent public transport. Passenger…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago  (486+ words) April 23, 2026 " 12: 50pm Queensland Rail has warned there will be more three-car trains due to a backlog of routine maintenance it blamed on union-protected industrial action, causing a squeeze for commuters. Commuters have already endured weeks of frustrating delays as track closures…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (615+ words) April 22, 2026 " 5: 00am The cost to NSW taxpayers of putting on replacement buses during the two-year closure of a key rail line in Sydney's south-west while it is retrofitted for driverless metro trains is set to hit about $200 million. Illustrating the cost…...