November
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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.
- Jenny Wiggins
October
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.
- Matthew Drummond
September
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.
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- Lucy Slade
August
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.
- Matthew Drummond
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.
- Michael Bleby and Campbell Kwan
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- Building Bad
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.
- David Marin-Guzman
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.
- David Marin-Guzman, Campbell Kwan and Angela Macdonald-Smith
July
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.
- Staff reporters
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.
- Samantha Hutchinson
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.
- Aaron Patrick
February 2023
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- Property development
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.
- Michael Bleby
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.
- Samantha Hutchinson
October 2022
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- Rail
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.
- Jenny Wiggins
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.
- Samantha Hutchinson
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.
- Martin Kelly
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.
- Martin Kelly
October 2020
Capitol Square hotel sold to Malaysian investors for $26m
The Capitol Square Hotel was last valued in February at $28 million with the sale to the Mahs reflecting about a 7 per cent decline in valuation since the pandemic.
- Larry Schlesinger
June 2020
Meet the 2020 BOSS Young Executives
The coronavirus meant the annual program to find Australia's top executives under 35 was a virtual affair, but this year's winners were up to the task.
- Sally Patten
February 2020
Macquarie's real estate deal of a lifetime
When the Sydney Metro project was announced, Macquarie Group sensed an opportunity quite literally under its nose.
- Stephen Todd and Matthew Drummond