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NSW disaster agency introduced amid floods

NSW is introducing legislation to create a Reconstruction Authority to cut red-tape and help communities quickly rebuild after natural disasters.

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NSW work return rates 'not a good story'

An increase in psychological claims has been identified as the "single greatest challenge" facing the sustainability of the NSW workers' compensation scheme.

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Extended contracts for NSW icare providers

Four insurers part of the NSW government's workplace compensation scheme have had contracts extended while two others have been added following a review.

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NSW public sector employees to get 20 days of paid domestic violence leave per year

The state's Minister for Women's Safety, Natalie Ward, says the change will "give our workers greater support at a time when they need it most".

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Train strike dispute: NSW government threats won’t stop further disruptions, unions say

Dominic Perrottet says he will only seek to tear up workers’ agreement if industrial action ‘inconveniences’ commuters

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NSW government to investigate federal minister's letter to Fair Work Commission

The New South Wales government is probing if the federal government may have tried to improperly influence the Fair Work Commission, as the state gears up for a showdown with the rail union in the tribunal on Tuesday.

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NSW says federal Labor’s ‘brazen intervention’ in rail dispute could constitute ‘improper influence’

Federal Coalition also takes aim at Tony Burke, who last week said he wanted to change law that has become central to Sydney train strike dispute

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Labor calls for calm in Sydney train spat

The NSW transport union won't rule out further strikes as Labor calls for calm and the state government gives workers a deadline.

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Close of business: NSW government gives rail union Friday deadline to end industrial action

Government to seek termination of enterprise agreement unless further action is ruled out before weekend

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Dominic Perrottet bets the house on a public relations war over NSW rail industrial action

The NSW government is hoping that frustrations over disruptions will turn sentiment against the rail union

The Guardian - AU

Sydney braces for train and bus industrial action on Wednesday as unions meet with NSW transport minister

Combined rail unions say industrial action would be halted until end of September if government agrees to pay rise

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NSW rail union brands deed offer a 'stunt'

A new offer from the NSW government to try to avert another train strike with a deed the union says it hasn't yet seen has been dismissed as "a stunt".

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Why are Sydney train workers still on strike and is an end in sight?

Sydney commuters are facing more disrupted rail services as a result of an industrial dispute over new trains

The Guardian - AU

Sydney commuters battle another day of cancelled trains as union considers government deed

It's another day of cramped and delayed travel on the Sydney train network but the rail union says the government's latest commitment to make safety modifications could mark the end of the long-running industrial action.

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Sydney rail crisis reaches critical point

A long-running safety dispute appears to have hit a pivotal negotiation point after the NSW government made a billion-dollar offer to the rail union.

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Sydney train strike to proceed despite NSW government finalising deed for changes to new fleet

There's been a major breakthrough in NSW's ongoing train stoush — but it's come too late to stop more disruptions on Sydney's network tomorrow.

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No breakthrough in NSW rail dispute

A meeting between NSW government ministers and rail unions has failed to resolve a long-running dispute, with more industrial action planned.

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‘Completely bloody-minded’: NSW unions furious over fine increases for illegal strikes

Government moves to dramatically lift fines following months of industrial disputes with a range of public sector workers

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Penalty hike for illegal strikes in NSW

Unions say the NSW government has escalated the "war on wages" as the premier says those involved in illegal strikes will face the "hardest fines possible".

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Sydney news: NSW's legal fraternity concerned at new bail laws

MORNING BRIEFING: The NSW Law Society and the Aboriginal Legal Service say bail amendments going through parliament this week appear to be rushed and could see more Aboriginal adults and children imprisoned.

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Public sector pay to fall under NSW government wage cap, report finds

Exclusive: Union-commissioned study finds cap will see wages fall by thousands of dollars a year

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NSW flood inquiry to hear from residents, businesses and local government in north-western Sydney

A parliamentary inquiry into the state's devastating floods will hear about the impact on residents and local businesses in Sydney's Hawkesbury region.

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Dispute over new Sydney train fix costs

Transport officials say safety modifications for new NSW trains raised by the union will cost a lot less than $1 billion, contradicting government's estimates.

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NSW premier, rail union meet on new trains

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet will meet with the rail union over new trains workers refuse to operate due to safety issues the government says don't exist.

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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.

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