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One of the first long-distance regional passenger trains at an Auburn rail maintenance centre on Friday,

What passengers can expect from NSW’s long-distance trains

More than three years late and $800 million over budget, the first of a fleet of 29 new trains are undergoing major testing before they can enter service.

  • Matt O'Sullivan

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The Brisbane bus services with the biggest surge in patronage since the new timetable was rolled out in mid-2025 have been revealed.

The Brisbane bus route that had a 190 per cent surge in passengers

Brisbane City Council says its bus network shake-up may have diverted almost 4 million car trips from our roads.

  • Felicity Caldwell
Brunswick train crash

Video of train hitting car at Brunswick shows boom gate lift as fail-safe

Dashcam footage appears to show the car jolt forward and touch the boom gate, which swings upward before the train sends the car spinning into a fence.

  • Gemma Grant
Diya Asthana is in no hurry to get her licence.

Why Gen Z are putting the brakes on this rite of passage

For the past few decades, youth licensing rates around the world have declined. Experts cite stricter regulations, better public transport and rising costs as reasons why.

  • Lauren Ironmonger
Anthony Albanese and high-speed rail dreams.

The PM’s high-speed gamble: The world’s longest rail tunnel or deepest money pit

A decades-long dream of high-speed rail is within touching distance. But don’t start packing your suitcase for a trip to Newcastle quite yet.

  • Shane Wright and Matt O'Sullivan
Animation of a high-speed train on Australia’s East Coast.

The 2026 high-speed train is slower than 1964. Will it be better by 2060?

I really want to get on board with this iteration of the high-speed rail plan. But something tells me this train may never arrive.

  • Alexandra Smith
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Animation of a proposed high-speed rail station on the East Coast.

The $90 billion question: How many $31 tickets will the high-speed train line sell?

Doubts also remain over whether a high-speed line from Newcastle to central Sydney and out to the city’s new international airport can be built for $90 billion.

  • Shane Wright and Matt O'Sullivan
Animation of a high-speed train on Australia’s East Coast.

High-speed rail link touted as $250 billion boost to nation’s economy

The federal government has cleared the way for detailed planning work to start on a high-speed train line between Sydney and Newcastle.

  • Matt O'Sullivan and Shane Wright

The dream lives on but can high-speed rail ever work in Australia?

With details of a new high-speed rail line soon to be revealed, could this be the plan that actually gets up?

  • Patrick Hatch
An artist’s impression of a high-speed train operating between Sydney and Newcastle.

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