The Latest Breaking News from WestConnex

Most Sydney road tolls to keep rising after Transurban accused of blocking reforms

Handful of tollroads to get one-off price cuts but WestConnex toll to keep rising at least 4% a year

The Guardian - AU · Aug 3

Australia, why are you still obsessed with freeways – when they’re driving us away from net zero?

From Melbourne’s proposed Outer Metropolitan Ring Road to Sydney’s recently completed Westconnex, Australia’s addiction to mega roads continues despite the spectre of climate change.

The Conversation · Aug 14, 2025

‘A tsunami of traffic chaos’: the new Sydney motorway prompting calls for a royal commission

Top expert says bungled opening of Rozelle interchange is bad enough to warrant a formal inquiry into the $20bn WestConnex project

The Guardian - AU · Dec 1, 2023

New Westconnex tunnel due to open

A tunnel linking Sydney's west with the airport will open early next year and its creators say the impact on traffic and travel times will be game-changing.

AAP · Dec 18, 2022

NSW motorway sale funds $20.7m for Burwood

More than $20m will be spent sprucing up Burwood in Sydney's inner west as the NSW government spruiks the benefits of the $20b sale of WestConnex.

AAP · Oct 4, 2022

NSW motorway sale funds council projects

Canterbury-Bankstown council in Sydney's southwest is the first beneficiary of a multi-billion fund for community improvements from the $20b sale of WestConnex.

AAP · Oct 3, 2022

Pollution, buses and broadband: local issues Guardian readers care about this federal election

Guardian Australia readers got in touch with a range of concerns and we put their questions to local candidates

The Guardian - AU · May 19, 2022