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Cammeray mother Amanda Smythe has concerns about a lack of bus services for school kids including her daughter.

Forty-minute waits, 700-metre queues: Bus chaos causes long commutes in Sydney’s north

Schoolchildren and parents are among commuters feeling the pain at bus stops during morning peaks as bendy buses are out of action.

  • Matt O'Sullivan and Lucy Carroll

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Despite record investment in recent years cycling spending amounts to just 2 per cent of the transport budget in WA.

Now that’s long term: At this rate, Perth’s long-term cycle network to take 100 years

How good are the primary and secondary cycle routes in your Perth or Peel state electorate? Check it out here with our handy visualisation broken down by area.

  • Emma Young
Only southbound journeys on the Sydney Harbour Bridge are tolled at present.

Nine-fold increase in Harbour Bridge truck tolls tested last year during review

The opposition says it is concerned the government is using modelling that it was told was inadequate.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
Councils are increasingly using third-party parking apps.

Plan to scrap hidden fees for Sydney’s ticketless parking systems

Drivers have vented their frustration at being slugged with fees of up to 10 per cent to use ticketless parking meters in some Sydney council areas.

  • Megan Gorrey
Premier Jacinta Allan at one of the new Metro Tunnel stations earlier this month.

Cost of Victoria’s major projects jumps $11.6 billion in a year

The auditor-general has found that 53 of 113 major state projects would cost a combined $14.9 billion more than first budgeted.

  • Rachel Eddie
Pierre Vairo at the Dynon Road “rainbow bridge” in West Melbourne.

These new bike bridges were built months ago. Cyclists are demanding to use them

The bright-green bridge over Footscray Road and a rainbow bridge at Dynon Road remain fenced off by the West Gate Tunnel Project, forcing cyclists to continue riding on dangerous truck-laden roads.

  • Sophie Aubrey
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The concept design for the Tonkin Highway extension.

Heading down south? Your trip is about to get quicker

A billion-dollar contract has been awarded to a consortium of industry heavyweights to extend the Tonkin Highway by 14 kilometres, with works scheduled to start in a matter of months.

  • Connor McGoverne
Ashok Kok with wife Monika and five-year-old daughter Eva outside their Manor Lakes home.

The race for Werribee: How the west will be won (or lost)

Labor has held the seat since 1979, but with crime on the rise and traffic eating hours of residents’ days, can the party hold onto its traditional heartland?

  • Sophie Aubrey
Construction of the North East Link on Bulleen Road last October.

North East Link secrecy deals ‘protect residents’, not us, says state government

The Allan government has defended its transparency around the $26 billion toll road after people with property or car damage were forced to sign non-disclosure agreements in exchange for compensation.

  • Madeleine Heffernan
Construction of the North East Link on Bulleen Road last October.

North East Link’s secret deals over potholes and home damage compensation

At least 7000 non-disclosure agreements have been signed for the $26b toll road, including with scores of home owners and drivers forced into secrecy in exchange for compensation.

  • Madeleine Heffernan

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