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'Rolling' train strikes to hit NSW network

There will be rolling train strikes across the NSW transport network from next week as the rail union remains at loggerheads with the state government.

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Branch stacking, national security, and the client state: the real story behind the IBAC report into Victorian Labor

Adem Somyurek had powerful supporters. His megalomania made them enemies. Whoever wanted him gone wanted a lot more as well.

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NSW government loses bid to stop rail union’s industrial action

Fair Work Commission decision allows industrial action planned for Wednesday and Friday to go ahead

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NSW government seeking orders to block planned industrial action on rail network

Dominic Perrottet says action filed against union in bid to stop planned industrial activity this week

The Guardian - AU

NSW train fight heads to industrial umpire

The stoush between the NSW rail union and the government is headed for the Fair Work Commission as the union commits to a second week of industrial action.

AAP

Sydney commuters face more disruptions as industrial action by rail workers continues

A war of words continues between the rail union and the NSW government over safety concerns about the New Intercity Fleet trains, despite the government's offer to modify the fleet.

ABC News

Rail union's industrial action to go ahead as planned today as talks end without a deal

Trains will be running on a weekend timetable today, with up to 70 per cent of services cancelled as the rail union presses ahead with its industrial action.

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NSW government makes offer to end dispute with rail union over fleet left in storage

Transport Minister David Elliott pledges $264 million to fix a fleet of trains that has been at the centre of a years-long dispute with the rail union.

ABC News

Sydney news: Industrial action to create peak hour travel delays on NSW rail services

MORNING BRIEFING: Industrial action by the Rail, Tram, and Bus Union (RTBU) will see peak-hour services reduced by 50 per cent on Tuesday and up to 75 per cent later in the week, along with a range of other bans.

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NSW's new trains a 'disaster': Union

The NSW finance minister has cancelled talks with the RTBU, after the rail union dug in its heels over transport safety concerns with a new fleet of trains.

AAP

NSW govt, rail union talks break down

Negotiations between the NSW government and rail unions have broken down as the finance minister warns the unions against engaging in "industrial chaos".

AAP

Unions plan major bus strike across NSW

Transport unions are planning a bus strike that will affect Sydney and parts of regional NSW next week amid a long battle with the state government.

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Sydney commuters to get free public transport for 12 days in April

Scheme is an attempt by NSW government to revitalise city centre and compensate for February train shutdown

The Guardian - AU

Agreement unblocks free Sydney train fares

Planned disruption across Sydney's rail network has been averted after the transport minister and the union agreed to give free fares to commuters.

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Sydney news: Premier Dominic Perrottet, wife Helen, welcome new baby

MORNING BRIEFING: Dominic Perrottet and wife Helen are celebrating the birth of their seventh child, a baby girl.

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NSW Govt Claims It’ll Offer Free Fares Every Friday For A Year If Workers Promise Not To Go On Strike

The NSW Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) said the NSW government should give free fare Fridays after the train shutdown earlier on Tuesday.

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‘Industrial bastardy’: David Elliott offers free travel on Sydney trains as union threatens action

RTBU secretary says union will take industrial action if government does not provide free fares ‘as a way of saying sorry’

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NSW Transport Minister ups the ante on rail union offering free train travel every Friday for a year if workers promise not to go on strike

David Elliott escalates his stand-off with the rail union, offering to give train passengers free travel every Friday for a year if the union promises not to go on strike.

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NSW's train crisis came down to just four words, documents reveal

Documents obtained by the ABC reveal how just four words detonated an agreement struck between Sydney Trains and union officials to keep NSW's rail system running.

The Guardian - AU

Five key questions about the Sydney train network fiasco

Substantial gaps and contradictions remain in the timeline leading up to the decision early Monday morning to close the city’s rail system

ABC News

'I didn't get a call': NSW Premier grilled about train shutdown

Dominic Perrottet says he expects his cabinet to be on call "around the clock" after Transport Minister David Elliott went to bed while bureaucrats made the snap decision to close the state's passenger rail network.

ABC News

How Sydney's train shutdown unfolded over a weekend of court hearings, and what happens next

The union and the NSW government are blaming each other for today's state-wide passenger train shutdown — this is what you need to know about the conflict.

The Guardian - AU

Perrottet urged to work with union over NSW train dispute – as it happened

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NSW train chaos could continue tomorrow, commuters warned to 'avoid rail travel'

NSW's passenger train shutdown could continue into tomorrow, with unions and the state government still at loggerheads and commuters being warned to avoid rail travel.

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