Roads
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NSW drivers to be tracked in average speed camera plan
A trial of point-to-point speed cameras in NSW has triggered an angry response from regional MPs who have derided it as a cash grab.
- by Christopher Harris and Max Maddison
Latest
Opinion
Cars
These SUV bro-blingers look prepped for the apocalypse. Shame they never leave the suburbs
Forget about treading lightly, or escalating environmental concerns, 4WD-ers are following the current Ford exhortation to “go big”.
- by Marish Mackowiak
Bayside council fights state plans to choke main road
A nondescript underpass has become a lightning rod for a collision of big ideas about high-density housing, population boom, and a future built on rail. But in Cheltenham, the car is king.
- by Adam Carey
Winners and losers from opening of the new motorway to Sydney Airport
The ribbon will be cut on the final section of the $2.6 billion motorway on Friday ahead of its opening to motorists early on Sunday.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
Opinion
Europe
Crackdowns and bans: How the world’s cities are dealing with e-scooters
As Melbourne announces a ban on the controversial shared scooters, let’s take a look at how other cities, from London to New York, have addressed the issue.
- by Michael Gebicki
The invisible barrier facing workers in building Sydney Airport’s new motorway
Construction workers on the $2.6 billion motorway project faced a raft of hurdles, but one was more challenging than most.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
Major Brisbane road artery to close for 17 days for repairs
One of Brisbane’s earliest toll bridges – a major traffic bottleneck – will close for most of September, but has sparked questions why sudden repairs were needed.
- by Tony Moore
City2Surf 2024: Everything you need to know
Forget Paris, the real action will be in Sydney when the City2Surf returns on Sunday for its 54th year, with 90,000 racegoers expected to take part.
- by Nick Newling
WA businesses bear the brunt as supply chain crisis hits our shores
From China to Singapore to Freo to Melbourne then back across the Nullarbor by rail – guess how long it took to get one sea container of equine fencing to Perth?
- by Claire Ottaviano
Hopes of Sydney toll network deal by Christmas come with warning
Transurban and the NSW government have started complex negotiations that will have major consequences for the tolls Sydney motorists pay.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
Perspective
Brisbane 2032 Olympics
The Brisbane Olympics are eight years away. Time for a reality check
Progress has been thwarted by decisions and (healthy) debate, but has it meant we’ve lost our way? Can we still leverage the Games for the city’s wellbeing?
- by Courtney Kruk
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