Metro Train workers vow to shut down rail network in early October strikes

Metro Train workers vow to shut down rail network in early October strikes

Metro Trains staff say they will walk off the job and shut down Melbourne’s rail network in strikes set for early October as part of an escalating pay dispute.

  • byPatrick Hatch

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Inside the new Metro tunnels snaking their way to the airport

Inside the new Metro tunnels snaking their way to the airport

Veteran borers Peggy and Eileen have been joined by the “Ferraris” of tunnelling on the $11b mega project. Here’s how it’s taking shape.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
The Melbourne train lines that cop the most delays and no-shows

The Melbourne train lines that cop the most delays and no-shows

Commuters on the least reliable lines experience more than three times as many delays and cancellations than those with the city’s best performing services.

  • byPatrick Hatch
Opal fares to be cheaper on Fridays but half-price trips after eight cut

Opal fares to be cheaper on Fridays but half-price trips after eight cut

Ticket prices will rise on average by 3.7 per cent as part of annual changes for NSW’s public transport system.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
Sydney Metro orders crackdown on contractors

Sydney Metro orders crackdown on contractors

Since 2018,Sydney Metro has signed 495 contracts worth a total of $25 billion.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan andNigel Gladstone
‘Massive problems’:V/Line stoush could mean track downgrade to ‘freight’ standard

‘Massive problems’:V/Line stoush could mean track downgrade to ‘freight’ standard

Passengers between Melbourne,Albury-Wodonga and Sydney face a return to slow and bumpy journeys unless Victoria agrees to start paying for track upkeep.

  • byPatrick Hatch
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Critical upgrade of Sydney’s strained Opal system will take until 2026

Critical upgrade of Sydney’s strained Opal system will take until 2026

Senior bureaucrats are warning NSW Transport Minister Jo Haylen that the existing system’s hardware is “reaching end of life” and needs replacing.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
The $600m warning that tipped the treasurer’s hand

The $600m warning that tipped the treasurer’s hand

The state government is moving quickly to shake up a state corporation that owns billions of dollars worth of the state’s rail assets.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan andMatt Wade
Speaking out cost Brendan $2 million. But he says he’d do it again

Speaking out cost Brendan $2 million. But he says he’d do it again

A former KPMG partner who exposed serious flaws in the NSW rail corporation has told a parliamentary inquiry that he would do it again,despite it costing him his job.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
Sydney Metro farms out jobs worth $2000 a day
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Sydney Metro farms out jobs worth $2000 a day

The agency building Sydney’s new rail lines is allowing senior managers to run private companies that recruit staff to work on the mega-projects.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan andNigel Gladstone
Threat of Melbourne train strike as Metro deadlocked with staff over pay deal

Threat of Melbourne train strike as Metro deadlocked with staff over pay deal

The city’s rail network could grind to a halt if thousands of Metro Trains workers follow through on a threat to take strike action as part of pay negotiations.

  • byPatrick Hatch