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All of Sydney’s 10 bus regions are operated by private companies, which are contracted by the state government.

Bus routes axed, new ones added under sweeping changes to Sydney network

The shake-up will affect bus routes from the northern beaches and north shore to the Hills, north-west and city’s south-west.

  • Matt O'Sullivan

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One of Vessev’s VS-9 electric hydrofoiling vessels.

Sydney Harbour is getting electric hydrofoils. What’s it like to ‘fly’ in one?

The boats skate up to a metre above the water, using technology honed for the America’s Cup.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Wiley Park station is closed while work continues on converting the line between Sydenham and Bankstown to metro train standards.

$32m in work needed after Sydney metro opening risks disrupting commuters

Commuters face extra disruptions after the ribbon is cut on the final stage of the M1 if construction cannot be done during scheduled maintenance shutdowns.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
The section between Sydenham and Bankstown is the final part of the $30 billion M1 metro line to be opened.

Secret chart that reveals target date for Sydney metro line’s opening

The final stage of the M1 metro line cannot go live soon enough for commuters who have been catching replacement buses for the past two years.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
Waverley bus depot.

New electric buses forced into storage due to delays upgrading Sydney depots

The delays to upgrading more than a dozen depots complicates the state government’s rollout of more than 1200 electric buses within the next two years.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
Western Sydney Airport metro rail line.

Warnings that metro rail line to Sydney’s new airport is set to be delayed again

Confidential documents reveal the project is running late on a vast range of work, from switching on power at stations to receiving new European-built trains.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
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Macarthur Heights residents Antonella Panozzo and her daughter Ruby, 11 months, travel on the new bus with local Veenu Chawlla.

This new Sydney suburb almost had it all – but spent more than a decade waiting for one thing

It’s taken 13 years and 450 desperate residents to finally get Macarthur Heights a bus.

  • Anthony Segaert
The NSW government is refusing to release documents detailing the date it is targeting for opening the long-delayed final stage of Sydney’s M1 metro line.

‘Why keep it secret?’ Commuters demand a date for metro line’s opening

The NSW government is refusing to release documents detailing the date it is targeting for opening the long-delayed final stage of Sydney’s M1 metro line.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
Sydney Metro chief executive Peter Regan on the Metro platform at Central Station in April 2024, four months before the line opened.

Sydney Metro CEO exits at crucial time for city’s train mega-projects

His departure leaves the Minns government to search for a replacement at a pivotal moment in the construction of the city’s train mega-projects.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
The 500X express bus on Victoria Road in Drummoyne.

Sydney bus route shake-up sparks fears of longer queues

The changes from next month have sparked concerns that more commuters will be left queuing for longer at stops during peak periods.

  • Matt O'Sullivan