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Widespread toll road changes both give and take away

Motorists in the world's most tolled city will see modest discounts across a series of motorways, but a new fee will be added to one major road out of the CBD.

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Cancelled safety upgrades on Sydney light rail would have only cost $2.2m, whistleblower claims after fatal incidents

NSW government urged to investigate if transport department refused to share cost of sensors that would detect a person entering coupling area

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Harbour Bridge joyriders sparks calls for e-bike action

Footage of young men dangerously riding e-bikes and motorcycles on the Sydney Harbour Bridge has fuelled calls for more accountability.

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Little India trip for new leader on journey for votes

The Liberals are working to win back multicultural and suburban voters as the party faces electoral irrelevance at federal and state levels.

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Is an end to Sydney’s ‘tollmania’ in sight? Negotiations for a fairer and simpler system slow to a crawl

A plan to unify the city’s patchwork system of road tolls has been promised by the end of the year. That’s also when a $60 weekly toll cap expires

The Guardian - AU

Sydney trains could suffer delays due to industrial action between Christmas and new year

Unions had planned to strike this week after pay deal negotiations collapsed but were stopped by court injunction

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'Crisis of leadership': Hunter Liberal members' fury at party's nomination bungle

Wide-reaching fallout from Liberal Party nomination bungle.

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Grand prix, euro trains pitched to draw visitors to NSW

Ministers have thrown around creative ideas such as Formula One cars racing on the Sydney Harbour Bridge as ways to draw more visitors to NSW.

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Billion-dollar bus fix flagged for 'neglected' services

More than 40 per cent of public transport trips in NSW are on buses, but extra funds are needed to repair a decade of neglect, a government task force says.

AAP

More than 200 NSW taxi drivers ignored initial penalties for overcharging customers, data shows

Exclusive: Large proportion of drivers who were punished after complaints were disciplined more than once, fuelling industry calls for regulation

The Guardian - AU

NSW taxi industry calls for crackdown to remove dodgy drivers

Demands for a database to stamp out overcharging after watchdog hotline is flooded with complaints

The Guardian - AU

Boss resigns after public servant's political work

The coalition wants NSW Transport Minister Jo Haylen to follow her chief-of-staff out the door after a scandal in her office.

AAP

Harbour Bridge tolls rise for first time in 14 years

Motorists will pay more when using the Harbour Bridge and Tunnel for the first time in more than a decade amid a push to make Sydney's toll system fairer.

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Appointment of former Labor staffer as NSW transport chief labelled ‘breathtaking hypocrisy’

Liberal deputy leader Natalie Ward says opposition will scrutinise appointment of Josh Murray after minister intervened to select him

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Backlog of 40,000 defects plaguing Sydney train network, report finds

An interim report finds a backlog of almost 40,000 defects plaguing Sydney's "fragile" train network, and things are on track to get worse.

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Rogue NSW taxi drivers still refusing to use meters despite crackdown, commissioner warns

Opposition calls for greater penalties as data reveals 59 fines issued this year, down from 96 between late November and end of December

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NSW Nationals leadership spill sees Paul Toole replaced by Dugald Saunders

The New South Wales Nationals have replaced their leader Paul Toole just weeks after reinstating him over claims he misled the party.

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Matt Kean returns to frontbench as NSW shadow cabinet line-up revealed

Kean has been appointed health minister in Mark Speakman's shadow cabinet, five weeks after the state election.

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Mark Speakman elected leader of the NSW Liberal party

Natalie Ward expected to become deputy, pending a change to internal party rules

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Cronulla MP Mark Speakman elected NSW Liberal leader

The NSW Liberals have elected a moderate MP from Cronulla to lead the party in opposition after its defeat at the state election.

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NSW Liberal leadership: Mark Speakman eyes deals to firm up position before vote

Matt Kean is understood to be in frame for shadow health role as Natalie Ward seeks upper house leadership

The Guardian - AU

Matt Kean rules himself out of NSW Liberal leadership amid speculation about federal move

Widely touted frontrunner to replace Dominic Perrottet says he wants to spend more time with family after NSW election loss

The Guardian - AU

NSW election: Labor’s pledges on domestic violence could affect existing services, PBO warns

Parliamentary Budget Office raises concerns that rollout of promised programs could lead to cutting of Legal Aid and police initiatives

The New Daily

NSW Coalition flags hardening of protest laws

A NSW Coalition government would consider strengthening protest laws after a climate change activist had a jail term overturned.

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Push to create 40kph zones around childcare centers in Sydney's city to prevent road deaths

An intersection in Sydney where a three-year-old was killed is being held up as an example of why traffic calming measures need to be considered.

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