Melbourne forecast to crack 45 degrees in worst heatwave since Black Saturday

Melbourne is forecast to swelter through a maximum 45 degrees on Tuesday, but a cool change at night will send temperatures plummeting.
Beat Magazine

Metro Tunnel hits 13 million free trips as scavenger hunts and activities roll on

Victorians have taken 13 million free trips on public transport since the Metro Tunnel opened on 30 November. Free weekend ...
Beat Magazine

Melbourne public transport adds 5,000 extra services this month

Melbourne public transport services gain almost 5,000 extra trams, 400 extra trains and 150 special bus services running this month.
The Guardian

Black Saturday-affected towns told to leave before predicted wind change causes ‘dangerous’ fire conditions – as it happened

Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast We’re leaving our live coverage there for the day. Here’s what we covered this afternoon, and what we know about the bushfires burning ...
The Guardian

Melbourne swelters through hottest day in six years as severe heatwave descends on Australia’s south-eastern states

Hot conditions for NSW, Victoria, South Australia, the ACT, Tasmania and WA as authorities warn of high fire danger Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, ...
heraldsun.com.au

Empire City scenes shot outside the Melbourne Town Hall

Empire City, an action drama starting Gerard Butler and Hayley Atwell, shut down Swanston St between Collins and Bourke streets from 9pm as scenes were shot outside the Melbourne Town Hall. Butler was ...
KHOU 11

Houston METRO bus lifted off embankment after falling from Highway 288 overpass near Midtown

HOUSTON — Hours after a METRO bus was involved in a wreck that sent it off Highway 288 and down and embankment, it was hoisted up and removed, opening up lanes of traffic that had been closed most of ...
Gold Coast Sun

Metro Trains paid no compensation to commuters despite major network delays

Metro Trains has not paid passengers a cent in compensation despite major delays — including flooding at Melbourne Central Station — because it hit its overall monthly performance targets. More than 1 ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Sydney and Melbourne property markets go backwards as national values hit speed bump

Nationally, December had the smallest monthly increase in house prices in five months, up just 0.7 per cent. Despite that, Cotality's Home Value Index surged 8.6 per cent in 2025, adding roughly ...
abc13

METRO driver charged after allegedly stabbing upset rider at Greenspoint Transit Center, records say

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A METRO bus driver has been charged with aggravated assault after a rider was stabbed during an altercation earlier in December, according to charging documents. According to ...
Spectrum News NY1

A final farewell to the MetroCard ahead of its retirement

It’s the end of the line for the MetroCard after more than 30 years of swipes across the city’s transit system. “The MetroCard was there when we was broke, when we were late, when we squeezed into the ...
The Atlantic

The MetroCard Never Got Its Due

On a chilly December morning, I descended a flight of stairs and entered the New York Transit Museum. Housed in a decommissioned subway station in downtown Brooklyn, the museum was packed with ...