Rail
Melbourne Airport agrees to have overground train station, clearing path for rail link
The announcement ends a stalemate with the state government that had pushed the airport rail link back to 2033.
- by Rachel Eddie and Kieran Rooney
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Airport prepares fight after mediator backs skyrail for Tullamarine
An underground station should not be built at Melbourne Airport unless the airport operators show it makes commercial sense, a federal report has found.
- by Kieran Rooney and Patrick Hatch
‘The state will need to pay more’: Metro Tunnel costs blow out once again
Electromagnetic interference blamed for the relocation of the Arden hospital precinct could continue to haunt the $14 billion Metro Tunnel, according to the Auditor-General.
- by Kieran Rooney and Rachel Eddie
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Victorian Parliament
Melbourne Airport Rail mediator also advising state-run rail authority
The federal and state governments say there’s no conflict of interest in the mediator between Melbourne Airport and the state of Victoria while also consulting for another state agency.
- by Kieran Rooney and Patrick Hatch
As it happened: WA news on Wednesday, 5 June
Barely recovered from the last supply chain crisis, WA’s getting a new one; the million dollar club’s got new members; and there’s a new instalment in our People of Perth series.
- by Heather McNeill
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Roads
More trucks on roads feared as long-promised freight hub in Melbourne’s west put on ice
Premier Jacinta Allan once said the Western Intermodal Freight Terminal should be the ‘first cab off the rank’ to be built. Her government has deferred it indefinitely.
- by Kieran Rooney
Bikes vs rail: Multimillion-dollar cycle tourism plan divides locals
A regional council wants to attract high-spending tourists to town by turning an old railway line into one of the highest cycling tracks in Australia. But not everyone is happy.
- by Catherine Naylor
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City life
Twenty years and counting: The suburb waiting for a rail line that may never come
For 24 years, residents in these booming fringe suburbs have waited for a train line, but a VCAT dispute could halt the project before it even begins.
- by Adam Carey
The two suburbs due to lose 15 MCGs of open space to Victoria’s Big Build
A Melbourne mayor has warned the Victorian government, “you can’t just take, you have to give something back”, as Big Build projects gobble up suburban parklands.
- by Sophie Aubrey
Brunswick’s ‘sky rail’ has been delayed. In the meantime, this is what locals want
Advocates have presented their Sydney Road wish list to the Victorian government, saying the delay is an opportunity for major change before the Upfield line is ripped up.
- by Patrick Hatch
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