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stay ... Commuters and families returning from the EKKA Show had to disembark from this stranded train at Bindha Station, Brisbane, on Monday (August 10). One male passenger sat on the edge of the station platform with another train minutes away before a rail staff member quickly moved him on safely. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI

Stay alert, stay safe, says Qld Rail, after the closest possible call for dog and owner

Stay alert and stay safe is the message Queensland Rail wants commuters to heed after releasing new video of close calls and falls at its train stations. Queensland Rail has released new footage of risky behaviour as part of TrackSafe […]
plan ... An artistic impression of the new square at twilight. Image: City of Sydney/JPW/ASPECT Studios

Plan for a $150m town hall square in Sydney given a public unveiling

A plan for Sydney City’s new $150 million town hall square featuring illuminated native trees have been made public. And residents will be able to have their say on the final design with the development application yet to be lodged. […]
eight ... G:link trams helped bring the crowds to Surfers Paradise for the Pacific Airshow. Tram capacity will be put to the test when Surfers Paradise hosts the Pacific Airshow again from August 14-16. The three-day event will feature a flypast of modern and historic aircraft, civilian and military, and other performances. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI

Eight tram stations, 6.7km of line have joined Gold Coast’s G:link network

Eight tram stations and another 6.7km of rail line have officially joined the Gold Coast light rail (G:link) network. At 6am on Sunday (August 9), the first passengers boarded a G:link tram from Burleigh Heads bound for Miami, Nobby Beach […]
fresh ... A wildland firefighter cools the edge of a prescribed burn during a night shift. Photo: FILE/ Rebecca Paterson/DOI-USWFS

Fresh group of WA, NZ firefighters off to reinforce fight against North American bushfires

A fresh group of more than 100 firefighters from WA and New Zealand are off to the US to reinforce an Australian-Kiwi presence already there. The WA Government says a 46-strong team left Perth today (August 10) for a briefing […]
Mal Meninga shows Perth's new jersey during the unveiling ceremony in Perth. Photo: Perth Bears

Perth’s Bears show their colours with new home jersey unveiling

Perth’s new NRL team the Bears have unveiled their inaugural home jersey in a nod to the North Sydney 1908 rugby league foundation club. And jerseys went on sale online on Friday (August 7) and at the Melbourne Storm-Manly Sea […]
Parramatta North's historic buildings like the female factory and old gaol are not part of the rezoning work, the state MP says. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI

Parramatta a step closer to becoming a ‘Central River City’ after $124m given for northern rezoning

Parramatta’s transformation into a ‘Central River City’ takes a step closer to reality with the NSW government to spend $124.5 million on rezoning a northern precinct. The government is promising up to 10 hectares of landscaped space and heritage protection […]
travellers ... Singapore traffic was up 8.3% for the second quarter of this year, the airport says. Photo: Nigel Coghlan.

Travellers choose Asia over Middle East as gateway to Europe from Sydney

Travellers bypassing the Middle East for an Asian gateway to Europe have helped Sydney Airport to virtually shrug off disruptions of the US-Iran war. Almost 10 million passengers moved through the airport in April-June, down just 0.7% for the 2025 […]
NSW’s rental market is worsening as the gap between demand and supply worsens, the REINSW says. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI

Rental market in NSW worsens as Qld starts to loosen a little

Rental housing in NSW is worsening even as Queensland’s market is loosening, says the Real Estate Institute (REI). The NSW branch of the institute (REINSW) says the number of residential tenancy agreements fell by more than 25,000 over the 12 […]
The Victorian government says more train services are coming next year. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI

More train services to run across, and out of, Melbourne by month’s end

More trains will be running across Melbourne by the end of the month, a new-look state government says. And an order is in for 25 more locally built trains to compliment ones that are starting to be delivered. The government […]
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