Hundreds of new train services added as Melbourne lines switch to new Metro Tunnel
Melbourne’s $15 billion Metro Tunnel comes fully online today with new timetables and more than new 1,200 weekly…
Credit card tap-and-go in final testing phase for ticketless public transport in Victoria
Victorians will soon be able to pay for public transport with a credit card or a smartphone, with…
Adelaide public transport, stations and interchanges join list of declared public precincts
Police have been given expanded powers to search people for weapons on every public bus, train and tram…
Celebrating New Year’s Eve in Melbourne? Here’s how and where to bring in 2026
Half a million people are expected to converge on Melbourne’s CBD on New Year’s Eve as the city…
Rising airfares forcing travellers to turn to trains and buses to get home for Christmas
It is an 11-hour journey by train and bus from Melbourne to Broken Hill, but for Scarlet Kohane,…
Australia’s public sector AI opportunity
When nearly one in every five working Australians is employed in the public sector, the scale of government…
Koala rescued from Brisbane city bus after death-defying dash across busy Camp Hill street
A young, adventurous koala ended up catching a ride on a Brisbane bus after dodging traffic on a…
FRV investigate claims firefighters accessed an unauthorised area of Metro Tunnel
The Victorian premier has slammed firefighters who entered the Metro Tunnel on Sunday, saying their actions were “potentially…
Gold Coast warned it faces traffic gridlock without major shift to public transport
The Gold Coast council describes it as a “pivotal stage” in the city’s maturity, but many motorists would…
Gippsland V/Line free travel scheme leaves Victorians confused as commuters report mixed messages
Norm Drew, a farmer from Heyfield in Victoria’s east, recently travelled to Melbourne for a meeting, eager to…
Stark warning for Australia as neighbouring country’s fuel crisis deepens: ‘Dire’
Huge lines of residents in one of Australia’s island neighbours have been forced to line up for hours…
Fears free public transport will put further strain on already packed regional trains
Victorians will benefit from free public transport on weekends this summer, but regular commuters on long-distance V/Line trains…