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Former premier Dominic Perrottet, Merivale chief executive Justin Hemmes and former transport minister Andrew Constance.

How Merivale’s powerful political ties helped move a light rail stop

The hospitality giant’s chief executive, Justin Hemmes, has spent a decade cultivating his contacts at the top of the Liberal Party.

  • Eryk Bagshaw

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Near misses on the Sydney light rail.

Near misses and lucky saves: The view from Sydney’s tram drivers’ cabins

Motorists, pedestrians and food delivery drivers have all risked life and limb taking on the state’s light rail vehicles.

  • Kathryn Wicks
Dave and Marion Corbett at the back of their Dundas home.

The light rail was great – until it opened their backyards to the world

No fence appears tall enough to screen the vehicles that run past this once-quiet suburban street.

  • Anthony Segaert
Laing O’Rourke is using digital modelling to figure out how it can improve facilities at railway stations.

Ditch the phone: Five healthier ways to spend your time on public transport

Sick of the daily doomscroll on your morning commutes? Here are some other options if you want a digital detox from your phone.

  • Cindy Yin
Paddys Market’s light rail stop.

The part of Sydney’s transport network with surprise weekend demand

The NSW government has announced it is increasing services on this public transport link due to increased patronage.

  • Frances Howe
The first stage of Parramatta’s light rail line opened just before Christmas.

Parramatta light rail struggles to entice commuters in months after opening

Weak patronage figures come as the Minns government seeks help from Canberra to close a funding shortfall for the line’s extension.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
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The comp;lex and costly upgrade of the Opal ticketing system is already running a year late.

The high stakes in costly and complex upgrade of Opal ticketing system

Internal documents reveal the risks the state’s transport agency faces in the shift from old technology to a next-generation system.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
Opal network.

The secret warnings of Sydney commuters being forced back onto Opal cards

A highly confidential business case reveals why a complex and costly upgrade of the ticketing system for public transport is urgently needed.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
Parramatta light rail GIF

After years of construction and testing, Parramatta gets its light rail

The service was behind scheduled and hit by major cost-blowouts, but that didn’t matter to the city’s first commuters on Friday morning.

  • Anthony Segaert
The Parramatta light rail was due to open in the middle of this year after being delayed from 2023.

Parramatta’s long-delayed light-rail line cleared for opening

After repeated delays, trams are finally set to start carrying passengers along the 12-kilometre line through the heart of Sydney’s second CBD.

  • Matt O'Sullivan

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