March
Hidden under Central Station lies a clock collector’s paradise
A secure chamber in the catacombs of the Sydney rail hub holds a decade-old collection of timepieces. It’s worth thousands – but rail bosses are unsure what to do with it.
February
Meet Perceval, the robot dog who could inspect Metro tracks in Sydney
Sydney’s new Western Sydney Airport metro line could use a robot to inspect the cleanliness of trains and check rail tracks for faults.
Climate change means Australia has entered the ‘age of the engineer’
Increasing bouts of extreme weather have turbocharged already high demand for engineers across Australia, the incoming head of Aurecon says.
November 2024
ASX jumps; ANZ profits slip; Powell says Trump can’t fire him
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Sydney Metro’s boss learnt from London’s ‘failed experiment’
Peter Regan found out the hard way how to strike a good public-private partnership for transport.
October 2024
Macquarie’s new home is one to admire for its smarts
The investment banking and trading giant’s new office at 1 Elizabeth Street in Sydney brings building materials, and a metro station, to the fore.
September 2024
Dozens of flights cancelled as 100,000 residents without power
At least 26 domestic flights departing from Sydney Airport have been cancelled as residents in three states battle major power outages.
August 2024
Keep building ambition, says key architect behind Sydney Metro
UK-based John McAslan says Sydney Metro was a smoother ride than London’s recent Elizabeth Line.
How Sydney Metro’s architects made train stations people actually like
The “cathedrals of the 21st century” have united Sydney’s tastemakers and commuters, who marvelled at their new Metro line this week.
Builders move to take on wounded CFMEU
Building companies are showing the first signs of trying to break the shackles of the union as it heads into administration.
Threat to customer safety cited in call to end sparkie work bans
Endeavour Energy has launched legal action to stop six months of industrial action, as other power workers join to form a triple threat to major projects in NSW.
July 2024
Sydney metro line delayed days before opening
The National Rail Safety Regulator is yet to sign off on the $21.6 billion project’s latest section, just five days before the state government said it would open to passsengers.
December 2023
Rozelle interchange ‘diabolical’ as workers pay the price
Emergency roadworks are under way to fix traffic snarls at the Rozelle interchange, which have persisted into a second week.
October 2023
Plan to build more Sydney homes near train stations is ‘imminent’
Anti-development councils could be bypassed with the establishment of new development precincts around Sydney train stations.
February 2023
Developer plans $1b project over Sydney metro station
The developer says a five-year settlement window gives it time to ride out current uncertainty and complete in what will again be a booming apartment market.
NSW Labor declares ‘no reckless spending’ as it vows to scrap TAHE
The NSW shadow treasurer has vowed to bring a $40 billion swathe of public assets - including the state’s trains - back onto the state’s balance sheet.
October 2022
France’s Systra eyes Australian rail acquisitions
The French engineering group aims to quadruple staff numbers as it prepares to bid for big projects including a potential east coast fast rail link, says global chief executive Pierre Verzat.
June 2022
Matt Kean to deliver a budget that ‘pushes the boundaries’
The firebrand MP said the scale of the government’s reform agenda wouldn’t shrink even as inflation rises and labour and skills shortages bite.
August 2021
Five-year battle to build luxury North Sydney apartments almost over
Avenor has been trying to get planning approval for a key site since 2017 and is almost there following state government intervention.
May 2021
Sydney Metro West buyouts to create CBD strata office price increases
Sydney CBD strata office prices could rise by up to 25 per cent over the next two years due to compulsory building acquisitions linked to the Sydney Metro West.