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A Suburban Rail Loop construction site in Clayton.

Dutton pledges to axe $2.2 billion from Suburban Rail Loop ‘hoax’

The federal opposition leader will announce on Tuesday that, if elected, he will withdraw federal funding for the rail loop, branding the project a cruel hoax.

  • Chip Le Grand, Kieran Rooney and Paul Sakkal

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Premier Jacinta Allan

Allan says rail loop a ‘must have’, despite question mark over billions in funding

The comments came after Infrastructure Australia said no further federal funding should be committed to SRL East until it was re-costed and more details were provided.

  • Kieran Rooney
Suburban Rail Loop works

Rattle and hum: Why Suburban Rail Loop works are making some residents nauseous

Since mid-February, locals have observed an odd feeling of pressure in their ears, along with spells of dizziness, which was being caused by something many initially couldn’t identify. 

  • Tom Cowie
An artist’s impression of a proposed above-ground station at Melbourne Airport.

The peace deal signatures that confirm full steam ahead on airport rail

The delaying in building a rail link to Melbourne Airport is officially over, with an agreement struck to begin work on a construction timeline.

  • Kieran Rooney
An artist’s impression of how the area around the SRL’s Clayton station might look.

Fewer car parks, more fees: The Melbourne suburbs facing a ‘car lite’ overhaul

Strict parking space limits could be imposed on suburbs with SRL stations, including Cheltenham, Clayton, Box Hill, Monash, Glen Waverley and Burwood.

  • Daniella White
Andrea Cook in her carpark that she no longer needs since she decided to live without a car.

A tortuous path: The push to get Melburnians to ditch their cars

For all the ambitions of policymakers to shift the state’s deeply ingrained driving culture, data suggests Victorians are not ready to let go of their steering wheels.

  • Daniella White and Sophie Aubrey
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Rowena Joske, pictured near the old Paisley Train Station in Altona North with her 10-year-old son Duncan.

New train stations, tram extensions, rapid-fire buses: Here’s what Melbourne needs and where

Infrastructure Victoria has urged the state government to make sweeping public transport upgrades as part of a 30-year strategy to fill in the city’s missing links.

  • Kieran Rooney and Hannah Kennelly
An artist impression of the area around Cheltenham’s Suburban Rail Loop station.

Housing height plans for six Suburban Rail Loop stations revealed

The state government has scaled back height limits for apartments along key rail loop stations at Cheltenham, Clayton, Glen Waverley, Burwood, Monash and Box Hill.

  • Kieran Rooney
Victorians will be able to pay for public transport using their bank cards and smartphones from 2026.

Victorians will finally be able to tap onto trains with smartphones, credit cards from next year

More than 20,000 new myki readers will be installed at Victorian train stations in a staggered rollout of a new public transport payment system.

  • Cassandra Morgan and Adam Carey
The Metro rail tunnel will be fitted with high-capacity signalling, in an Australian first.

False alarm triggers major peak-hour delays after Parliament train station evacuated

Trains were delayed by up to 30 minutes after an automatic fire alarm was set off underground at Parliament station.

  • Hannah Hammoud

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