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Autonomous flying taxis prepare for launch in Australia

Would you ride in a plane with no pilot? One aerospace company is betting on it, signing a deal with Australian air safety regulator to establish rules.

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Senior bosses of NSW education, transport and treasury sacked by new Labor government

The new Labor government has sacked the most senior bureaucrats in education, transport and treasury as part of a major revamp of the public service.

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WA thrashed by Cyclone Ilsa

The NSW government has sacked Transport for NSW boss Rob Sharp after it confirmed a review of the Sydney Metro network, and WA is being battered by record-smashing 285km/h winds courtesy of Cyclone Isla.

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WA thrashed by Cyclone Isla

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Sydney news: Levels of violent crime involving a weapon stay low in NSW, despite Sydney gangland murders

MORNING BRIEFING: Crime statistics show murders, assaults and robberies involving a knife or firearm are lower than in almost any other year over the past two decades.

ABC News

Dispute over new Sydney train fix costs

Transport officials say safety modifications for new NSW trains raised by the union will cost a lot less than $1 billion, contradicting government's estimates.

AAP

Line of Duty star Vicky McClure to narrate new short film on child loss

The film is being co-produced by Forever Stars, a stillbirth and child bereavement charity

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Top NSW rail bureaucrat sought urgent meetings with David Elliot before shutdown but was ignored

Rob Sharp, the head of the state’s transport network, tells estimates he wanted to brief the minister on possible outcomes but was denied a chance to

The Guardian - AU

NSW Transport chief claims documents show rail shutdown met with ‘minister Elliott’s approval’

Dossier shows department in ‘ongoing consultation’ with minister’s chief of staff ‘throughout the day’, says transport secretary

The Guardian - AU

NSW Transport official placed on leave before hearing on rail system shutdown

Megan Bourke-O’Neil had been due to appear at a budget estimates hearing on Tuesday

The Guardian - AU

NSW public servant on leave over trains

A public servant has been put on leave after the Sydney train shutdown but in an "extraordinary" twist the NSW Transport secretary has refused to say why.

AAP

‘Quite alarmed’: NSW auditor general says she will reconsider approval of state’s finances

Margaret Crawford says audit needs to be ‘reaffirmed’ after transport secretary casts doubt on approval of $5.2bn rail funding

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