Commuter chaos
Light rail disrupted after truck crash, chaos on M4
The city’s light rail services have been disrupted following a truck crash while traffic came to a standstill on one of Sydney’s busiest motorways, causing chaos for the Friday morning commute.
- by Jessica McSweeney
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‘We haven’t got the drivers’: Bus replacement for 12-month rail closure to cause chaos
Amid a chronic shortage of drivers, authorities will need to transport up to 60,000 commuters a day during the shutdown of the Bankstown rail line for its conversion to Metro.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
The control room fail that left tens of thousands of Sydneysiders fuming
For 33 minutes, 1.5 million litres of water poured into the M8 tunnel because of a sprinkler malfunction, causing long delays for morning commuters.
- by Catherine Naylor
Traffic chaos after crash in Sydney Harbour Tunnel
Motorists heading into the city are being warned to expect significant delays.
- by Carrie Fellner
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‘Due to vandalism’: Train chaos as Matildas fans hit by delays getting home
Sydney Trains has blamed vandalism as the cause of delays on its network as tens of thousands of Matildas fans try to make their way back home.
- by Sarah Keoghan
Heidi the spoodle brings trains to a halt with peak-hour run on Sydney Harbour Bridge
Heidi the spoodle went off leash on the North Shore train line during Thursday morning’s commute, completing two laps of the Sydney Harbour Bridge during a one-hour run.
‘Second M1’ set to relieve Brisbane-Gold Coast traffic by 60,000 trips daily
The commute between Queensland’s two biggest cities will soon get faster after the first sod of soil was turned on the Coomera Connector on Sunday.
- by Cloe Read
Driver fined, more protesters charged in second day of CBD climate protests
More protesters face potential jail time while the man behind the wheel of a car seen driving into marchers on Monday has been fined.
- by Jenny Noyes
Police poised to pounce as more disruptive climate protests expected
Members of the Blockade Australia group caused major disruptions across Sydney’s CBD on Monday, leading to 10 arrests with more expected in coming days.
- by Jenny Noyes
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Car drives into protest by climate activist group in Sydney CBD
The Harbour Tunnel was earlier blocked by a member of the group Blockade Australia, while other CBD streets were obstructed during a morning of protest.
- by Amelia McGuire
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