Matt O'Sullivan

Matt O'Sullivan

Matt O'Sullivan is a Business Reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald.

Three women dead after Sydney police chase

Matt O'Sullivan Three women are dead, and another two people are seriously injured after a Sydney police chase.

Temporary six-lane road to be built for construction of Sydney light rail tunnel

The six-lane diversion will be built near the Albert

Matt O'Sullivan Temporary six-lane road will be built as tunnel is dug for light rail line.

Gay concedes 'teething problems' in work to reduce Sydney Airport road gridlock

Matt O'Sullivan Consider the train when it's essential to get to the airport, says Duncan Gay.

Virgin Australia passenger jet forced to divert to Brisbane

A Virgin Australia 777 was forced to land at Brisbane following a security threat.

Matt O'Sullivan A Virgin Australia passenger aircraft bound for Los Angeles was forced to divert to Brisbane on Wednesday afternoon following a security threat.

Qantas' cardboard meal boxes catch alight and smoulder in aircraft ovens

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Matt O'Sullivan Cardboard meal boxes for Qantas economy passengers have been found smouldering in ovens at the back of planes and on one occasion caught alight.

Light rail link to Green Square among nation's 'top priorities'

Infrastructure Australia has bolstered the case for a light rail link between Sydney's CBD and Green Square.

Matt O'Sullivan, Transport reporter The Turnbull government's top infrastructure adviser has put links to one of Sydney's fastest growing corridors at the top of a long list of priorities.

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Plans for high voltage cable in northern Sydney to power new metro line raises residents' ire

Sydney's new northwest metro line needs two independent power supplies to ensure against outages.

Matt O'Sullivan A proposal to lay a 33,000-volt cable through Chatswood to power Sydney's $8.3 billion metro rail link to the northwest has sparked the ire of residents

Sydney motorists drive revenue surge for toll road king Transurban

Matt O'Sullivan Sydney's motorists have delivered Transurban a 15 per cent surge in toll revenue.

Proposed Opal fare increases to 'hit long-distance commuters hardest'

The NSW government has been urged to overhaul the Opal card fare structure.

Matt O'Sullivan One group will bear the brunt if pricing proposals are implemented, the NRMA and community groups have warned.

Sydney light rail: Some 330 trees remain on death row

Workers felling trees to allow for construction of the light rail line.

Matt O'Sullivan With some 80 trees gone for the light rail, more than 300 still face the axe.

Putting Sydney ferries in private hands was a good idea, report finds

Sydney ferries

Matt O'Sullivan A shift to private operation raised concerns four years ago. Now the results are in.

Report says Channel Tunnel was cheaper to build than Sydney's WestConnex motorway

The Channel Tunnel was seen as groundbreaking when it opened in 1994.

Matt O'Sullivan The Channel Tunnel linking Britain and France will cost less on a per-kilometre basis than the new Sydney motorway, according to a consultant's report.

Slow down: 40km/h speed limit extended to larger part of Sydney CBD

40km sign

Matt O'Sullivan Roads Minister identifies "greatest enemy" faced by CBD pedestrians

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Plan to extend Sydney metro line south hits growing list of hurdles

Driverless trains will run on the metro lines from Sydney's north-west to Chatswood and Bankstown via the CBD.

Matt O'Sullivan and Jacob Saulwick Plans to extend Sydney's metro line from Sydenham to Hurstville in the city's south appear doomed.

Exhausted driver put passenger train on collision course with freight train: report

Matt O'Sullivan Safety investigators also discovered that the train's guard realised it was heading the wrong way but didn't do anything.

Sydney University pushes for light rail line along Parramatta Road

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Matt O'Sullivan Major city roadway targeted as solution after uni loses out on metro train station.

RSL condemns protesters for use of poem in campaign against Anzac tree cull

A banner protesting the removal of trees on Anzac Parade.

Matt O'Sullivan As opposition mounts against tree-felling for light rail works, the RSL says some signs have gone too far.

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Private ferry operator gains 'substantial amounts' for Opal services on Sundays

Matt O'Sullivan Sydney's ferries are experiencing their peak loads for the week on Sundays as travellers delay their trips to take advantage of cheaper fares.

No end in sight to Sydney trains safety upgrade as yet another deadline missed

Matt O'Sullivan Already running five years late, a $361 million safety project for Sydney's train system has missed its most recent deadline and transport officials have given up predicting when it will be finished.

Outcry at Sydney Uni's reduction in senate, faculty mergers

The university has been accused of making the changes

Matt O'Sullivan and Harriet Alexander The University of Sydney is facing mounting opposition to a decision to slash the number of faculties from 16 to six and cut elected positions from its decision-making body.