I spent four days on a train in the Australian outback — it was my idea of hell
Thomas Treloar, aka the nicest man in Oz, swapped accountancy for his role as guest experience manager. He says he has ‘the ...
This is what’s disappearing from Sydney’s train, buses and metro
Sydney’s trains, buses, metro and light rail are profitable advertising billboards for the state government. But commuters ...
Sydney trains dispute heads to the Fair Work Commission, rail unions withdraw industrial action
The unions withdrew all notified industrial action, except for things like wearing badges, while the government also ended ...
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Sydney train strikes have started again, with more than 200 trains already cancelled
Train workers across Sydney are taking industrial action from today – Wednesday, January 15. Here's everything you need to know.
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Train woes continue amid high winds, derailment confirmation; Watts explains why feds didn’t intervene
The train can be seen off the tracks after derailing at Clarendon in Sydney's west on Thursday. Picture: Supplied The derailment in the city’s outer west near the Richmond RAAF base came on Thursday ...
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Prototype of New Western Sydney Airport Metro Train Unveiled
A full-scale prototype of the new metro train for the Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport line has been unveiled.
Three teenagers cautioned over buffer riding on Sydney Trains as police search for two others
Three teenagers have been arrested and cautioned as police continue to search for two others allegedly involved in repeated ...
What train drivers, psychiatrists and others get paid
The recent spate of disruptive industrial disputes between governments and public sector workers has sparked conversations ...
It defies logic, but here’s why Australia is a nation of train travellers
It’s 11 hours by train from Sydney to Melbourne, but it doesn’t take a genius to see why plenty of Australians are still ...
Sydney passenger train derails in city’s outer west
About 10 passengers were onboard at the time, but the incident adds to the woes for the train network and commuters who have ...
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Phew! Sydney’s train strikes are cancelled (for now, at least)
The Fair Work Commission is responsible for supporting industrial action in the state, but following the government’s call for an interim pause to the RTBU’s industrial action (so that Sydney’s ...
The Sydney rail dispute and Labor’s war on workers’ democratic rights
The New South Wales government’s move to terminate industrial action by Sydney Trains staff is part of a broader assault on the rights of all workers to fight back against cuts to their real wages and ...