So will there be a free monorail between International and Domestic instead?

Macquarie Bank !=free. 

But how much can they charge? They can't charge that much, considering that it's possible to take the 400 for $2.10.

Considering the train now is $5 between terminals they could get away with at least $6.

I wonder if they had one of those terminals which compel you to take a train underground from the carpark/taxi drop off as it is in the middle of aprons/taxiways, etc they'd charge for that to?

Just think like a merchant bank  - what would they do? :)

To me - the $5 ride between the international and domestic terminals are just insane. I have no idea why I have to even pay for such service. Why can't they make it free? In most of the international airports, passengers won't have to pay for terminal transfer. I just don't get it. 

And yes - Sydney Airport defintely needs a change. The facilities and terminals does not suit the demand and needs of modern society. 

I thought I'd misread when I saw mention earlier in this thread of having to pay to use the shuttle between terminals. This is the first time I've ever heard of any airport in the world charging to ferry passengers between terminals.

Brisbane and Sydney have separate domestic and international terminals in Australia, and both charge for transfers with the exception being if you are on the same ticket, and the airline may waive the fee for you (Qantas / OW transfers certainly will have a waiver).

Perth Airport has a free bus, going every 50 minutes.

Hmm... I'm not sure whether or not scrapping it is a good or bad thing... just out of curiosity does anyone know any other airports around the world that have a similar Dom/Intl in one terminal layout?

Heathrow T1 &5 and Gatwick North/South.  Most UK aiports have both domestic & international flights flying out of the same terminal.

London City as well. Passengers are only seperated on arrival as domestic passengers don't need to clear immigration & customers.

Many (most?) North American airports have combined domestic/international operations.  Terminals tend to be divided by carrier or alliance rather than destination.

IIRC, visitors to Canada and the US go through immigration/passport control on arrival but not on departure, so international flights often leave from the area as domestic flights.

That's a shame - I thought it was an excellent concept and would have made a lot of sense.  The need to move back and forth between the terminals would have been greatly reduced as very few travellers these days would switch from one alliance or airline to another when moving from international to domestic services. 

It'll be interesting to see what the new arrangement is... I'm told by Sydney Airport people that during the consultation phase they found some surprising and very significant transfer arrangements which would have been made more complex under this scheme.... we'll know more in the next few months as the rev up to talk about The New New Plan.

I had to transfer between terminals at SYD for the first time on my last trip to Australia (Virgin domestic to Thai international connection).  What a disgrace.  I paid $5 for the privilege of riding 2 minutes on the dirtiest, most graffiti-ridden train I'd ever seen.  I assumed the line must run through inner-city Detroit or a rough South African township on its way to the airport.