“Nightmare” crowds at Vivid could be made worse this weekend as repair work is due to wipe out two major public transport services. Trackwork will take place between 2am on Saturday and 2am on Monday, meaning that chaos could reign along the network on Sunday and on the Monday King’sContinue Reading
Weekend train commuters across Sydney are about to experience at least a year of delays after the state government unveiled their 12-month, $97 million campaign to undertake maintenance on the rail network. NSW Transport Minister Jo Haylen on Sunday announced the Sydney Rail Repair Plan, “an all-out assault” on theContinue Reading
Western Australia’s government has been torn to shreds for spending nearly $600 million on Covid rapid antigen tests — the price of two hospitals — with the state’s flabbergasted auditor saying she had “never before witnessed” such an escalation in the cost of a program without “due consideration of theContinue Reading
There are certain things that you just don’t do when you’re on public transport, and this guy has broken the unholy trinity of public transport rules. A photo of the tradie sparked outrage online, with Aussies baffled by how and why the “gronk” could be such a public pest. TheContinue Reading
NSW Labor pledged to review Sydney’s train timetables, and reinstate express services if they win the state election, with residents in the city’s west and outer-suburbs to benefit the most. Opposition Leader Chris Minns said data suggested 1 in 5 trains currently ran late, which he acknowledged as a “bigContinue Reading
The steps of one of Melbourne’s major train stations was the centre of an impromptu crowd karaoke session on Tuesday night, after thousands of rock music lovers broke out into song. Footage posted to social media shows Red Hot Chilli Pepper Fans gathering outside Southern Cross station following the band’sContinue Reading
It’s one of the most sought-after tourist destinations – and I was lucky enough to head there just weeks after it officially opened its borders to independent travellers. As of October 11, Japan reinstated visa-free travel to dozens of countries, including Australia, ending some of world’s strictest border controls putContinue Reading