Good morning and welcome to the Morning Buzz for Friday, March 24. Showers are set to ease today with tops of 24 degrees across the city.
Traffic Buzz
WILTON: There has been an accident involving two trucks on Picton Road, between Macathur Road and Almond Street. The road is partially closed in both directions.
ST MARYS: There has been an accident involving a truck and car on Marnie Road at the M4 Motorway. There are heavy traffic conditions in the area.
SHANES PARK: Stony Creek Road is closed in both directions due to flooding.
YANDERRA: There has been a truck breakdown on the Remembrance Drive on-ramp to the Hume Highway. Southbound traffic is affected.
News Buzz
NEW WALKWAY: A major underground walkway beneath Sydney's Central Station will become an arterial route for hundreds of thousands of commuters each day, linking a new metro line to suburban trains and light rail.
ANTI-AGEING BREAKTHROUGH: Scientists have found a way to reverse the ageing process, extending the lifespan of mice by 20 per cent and raising the prospect of an anti-ageing treatment for humans within a decade.
SYDNEY BEING DENIED: Sydney has been denied its fair share of transport infrastructure funding over the past decade despite the growing economic and social cost of congestion.
COSTLY FOR CAMPBELLTOWN: The state government is set to receive a large boost to its coffers at the expense of the Campbelltown ratepayers.
EQUALITY SCHEMES: Suburbs with shared equity schemes have seen an 8 per cent rise in levels of home ownership compared to similar areas in NSW and Victoria, a new study has found, as debate surrounds the government's housing affordability package expected in the May budget.
FOLEY IN THE RUNNING: There is a real chance that NSW Governor could be swearing in Labor leader Luke Foley as the state's 46th Premier after the March 2019 election.
MIRANDA FATALITY: A woman has died after falling from the roof at Westfield Miranda on Thursday morning.
FAKE DOCTOR SCANDAL: A man who allegedly impersonated a doctor worked shifts at the Royal North Shore and Mona Vale hospitals, health authorities revealed on Thursday.
‘SENSIBLE’ APPROACH: Immigration Minister Peter Dutton says he and other conservative colleagues are working to find a "sensible" way forward to resolve the issue of same-sex marriage in this term of Parliament.
UNDER PRESSURE: The Turnbull government has exacerbated the nation's energy crisis, making it "as frightening as it gets" for investors and locking consumers into much higher power and gas prices, according to Danny Price, a former advisor.
Sports Buzz
BURGESS DRAMA: South Sydney could find themselves in hot water over their concussion protocols after Sam Burgess was allowed to continue playing for several minutes with a concussion that later forced him out of the game.
SEGEYARO TIPPED TO SHINE: James Segeyaro’s former Penrith teammate Jeremy Latimore expects the new Cronulla Sharks hooker to return to the form that saw him win the Dally M hooker of the year award.
KOHLI IN DOUBT: India quest to regain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is on the verge of disarray with captain Virat Kohli in serious doubt for the fourth Test.
BIRD WEIGHS UP OPTIONS: In-demand Jack Bird admits it would "break my heart" to leave Cronulla but is seriously weighing up that prospect with the red carpet being rolled out for him elsewhere.
TIGERS WIN: Playing a style of football as bold as the new shade of yellow on their jumper, Richmond began a fork-in-the-road season with a win over a Carlton side that provided a fair share of excitement too, as well as a brief scare for Tigers coach Damien Hardwick.
