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The Latest Breaking News from Sydney Trains

Fresh pay offer tabled as trains get back on track

Rail unions that caused major disruptions to the nation's busiest network have made a fresh offer after having to halt work bans.

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Fair Work Commission Enforces Temporary Bar On Industrial Action On Sydney Trains

The Fair Work Commission enforced a temporary order to halt industrial actions on Sydney Trains following two days of chaos.

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More commuter pain spared as union actions suspended

An industrial umpire has put a temporary halt to work bans that have brought havoc to NSW's train network as drivers push for a hefty pay rise.

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Wong calls for Dutton and Bandt to tone down language over Gaza conflict – as it happened

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Sydney Trains Were Total Chaos This Morning & It’s Only Going To Get Worse

Maybe WFH for the rest of the week??

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More travel turmoil with negotiations off the rails

An industrial stoush threatens to cripple the nation's busiest rail network as passengers were left stranded and trains came to an extended halt at platforms.

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'Light-on' pay offer bump won't stop trains disruption

A pay dispute between a state government and train drivers appears set to rumble on, with industrial action that could cause delays and cancellations on deck.

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Sydney Transport Officials Confirm Non-Stop Trains For 46 Hours Over New Year’s Eve

Getting that Opal ready to kiss the homies a happy new year.

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Sydney New Year’s Eve fireworks could be cancelled due to train strike, police warn

Union accuses police of scaremongering over industrial action

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Sydney Train Strike To Be Pushed Back To Friday In Great News For Pearl Jam Concert-Goers

"I'm asking people to think about travelling well outside the peak, to make alternative arrangements, to plan well ahead.”

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Sydney trains to run 24 hours a day this weekend as government caves to union demand while warning of delays

Commuters can access round-the-clock trains from Thursday but light rail services will be limited on Friday and Saturday due to industrial action

The Guardian - AU

Australia must know that when it comes to Trump’s victory, it’s not just inflation, stupid

Australia’s political and institutional classes are sharpening their teeth for our own inflation tussle as the election looms.

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Emergency call not heeded before major train derailment

The spotlight has been shone on rail safety following a train derailment south of Sydney that was caused by a criminal's actions.

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For Deaf people, train travel can be a gamble. But an AI-powered Auslan avatar can help

For Deaf people, train travel can be a gamble. On an average day, nothing goes wrong: they catch their train to their destination and carry on with their business.

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Passenger's horror as vandals smash seats on night-time Newcastle train

Graffiti and damage is reported on local lines every two-and-a-half days.

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More glass barriers being considered after father and baby die when pram falls off Sydney train platform

Overground station platforms don’t have barriers like newer metro lines where glass doors ‘keep people and objects away from the edge’

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Safety probe into train death of hero dad, daughter

Investigators will probe CCTV footage and the speed of an oncoming train to determine how a father and his daughter died when a pram rolled onto the tracks.

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NSW premier praises ‘brave and heroic act’ of dead father after two-year-old killed in Sydney train incident

Police say they rescued two-year-old unharmed after pram carrying twin girls rolled off platform at Carlton train station

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On target: Aussie archers earn Paris Olympic shot

Two decades after he first watched Australia compete in archery at the Olympics, Sydney Trains employee Peter Boukouvalas is on track for the Paris Games.

Newcastle Herald

Train controller sacked over safety incident on Newcastle-Sydney line

Sydney Trains says it is cracking down on signallers' internet use.

Newcastle Herald

Rail controllers playing online games, shopping while guarding passenger safety

A Newcastle train was sent onto a track closed for maintenance.

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Treasure trove of lost items ride last train to charity

Prosthetic limbs, skis, surfboards and even a wheelchair are among the thousands of unclaimed items left on Sydney trains heading to charity or auction.

Newcastle Herald

Only 500 from Hunter to use public transport for Swift concerts, govt says

Inside the public transport plan for 'up to 500' Hunter concert-goers.

AAP

Drivers, bus users can't escape new train text alerts

NSW is the latest state to use geo-targeted SMS messages to warn commuters about train disruptions - whether or not they're using the rail network.

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Sydney commuters' 'year of pain' approaches early end

A $97 million maintenance backlog blitz messing with Sydney commuters' weekend plans is nearly over, with almost all speed restrictions on trains lifted.

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