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‘Due to vandalism’: Train chaos as Matildas fans hit by delays getting home
Sydney Trains has blamed vandalism as the cause of delays on its network as tens of thousands of Matildas fans try to make their way back home.
- by Sarah Keoghan
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Heidi the spoodle brings trains to a halt with peak-hour run on Sydney Harbour Bridge
Heidi the spoodle went off leash on the North Shore train line during Thursday morning’s commute, completing two laps of the Sydney Harbour Bridge during a one-hour run.
‘Second M1’ set to relieve Brisbane-Gold Coast traffic by 60,000 trips daily
The commute between Queensland’s two biggest cities will soon get faster after the first sod of soil was turned on the Coomera Connector on Sunday.
- by Cloe Read
Driver fined, more protesters charged in second day of CBD climate protests
More protesters face potential jail time while the man behind the wheel of a car seen driving into marchers on Monday has been fined.
- by Jenny Noyes
Police poised to pounce as more disruptive climate protests expected
Members of the Blockade Australia group caused major disruptions across Sydney’s CBD on Monday, leading to 10 arrests with more expected in coming days.
- by Jenny Noyes
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Car drives into protest by climate activist group in Sydney CBD
The Harbour Tunnel was earlier blocked by a member of the group Blockade Australia, while other CBD streets were obstructed during a morning of protest.
- by Amelia McGuire
Minister rejects calls to bring Brisbane overpass upgrade forward
Plans to upgrade a Carseldine overpass had already been brought forward to 2023 before it was damaged by a truck last week. Now a local MP wants the works to begin even sooner.
- by Tony Moore
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Make trucks electric to lift suburban curfews and ease congestion: Trucking industry
The trucking industry is pushing for a plan to make delivery vehicles electric, which it says will allow suburban noise curfews to be lifted and companies to save money.
- by Mike Foley
Transport chaos predicted for Sydney ahead of train strike
Sydney’s public transport network will be thrown into disarray on Wednesday with rail workers refusing to staff close to 70 per cent of the city’s trains amid an ongoing industrial dispute with the state government.
- by Tom Rabe
Paris cuts speed limit to 30km/h to encourage walking and cycling
There’s no more zipping past the Eiffel Tower or through the Latin Quarter without slowing down to soak in the sights after the speed limit across Paris was cut to 30km/h.
- by Angela Charlton and Jeffrey Schaeffer
Driver trapped in Sydney CBD car and light rail collision
Emergency services worked to extract the driver for about 30 minutes and took him to St Vincent’s Hospital in a stable condition.
- by Sarah McPhee and Laura Chung