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Pit lane at Albert Park during the 2024 race.

Grand Prix redevelopment blows out by $115m after asbestos find

Taxpayers are facing a hefty bill to pay for works to clean up and expand the Formula 1 pit facilities at Albert Park.

  • Patrick Hatch and Kieran Rooney

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An elderly driver drove through barriers near Brunswick station.

Delays after train hits car driven by elderly man near Brunswick station

An 85-year-old man has been taken to hospital after the incident.

  • Angus Delaney and Alexander Darling
The route 96 tram.

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
Derek Screen stands at one of the undeveloped concrete platforms built in Cheltenham when the level crossings were removed.

How an ugly debate about level crossing blights Cheltenham’s landscape 10 years on

The legacy of a fierce and organised community campaign against building a “skyrail” continues to frustrate locals, who say requests to add greenery to the space have been denied.

  • Adam Carey
Commuters file out of Town Hall station on Monday morning.

How the Metro Tunnel fared on its first Monday morning peak

The launch of a full timetable through the Metro Tunnel has changed travel patterns that have been baked in for decades. Among the commuters there are winners and losers.

  • Adam Carey
An excited young passenger at Sunbury station waves at those on the first service towards the Metro Tunnel in November.

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
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Sydney Road in Brunswick will feel the brunt of a 90-day rail closure.

Upfield line set to close for three months during ‘skyrail’ works

Three years of work and preparations, including a 90-day shutdown of the Upfield line, are set to hit one of Melbourne’s busiest corridors as part of the government’s level-crossing removal program.

  • Kieran Rooney
Julia Miller, who was hit by a hire scheme scooter near the MCG, pictured in 2022.

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
Public transport users will soon be able to pay using their credit and debit cards, or smartphones.

Contactless travel a step closer as trial to start on Melbourne public transport

Transport department staff will be the first to test the new tap-on, tap-off payments with different bank cards and smart devices over a three-day period.

  • Isabel McMillan and Patrick Hatch
Jordan Chen outside Flinders Street Station, the first Melbourne landmark he created in Minecraft.

Meet the man who has spent 10 years building Melbourne in Minecraft

Chen has painstakingly recreated some major Melbourne landmarks, but also tried to capture the city’s cultural essence by building in trendy cafés and hook turns.

  • Angus Delaney