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The Latest Breaking News from Jo Haylen

Minns hasn't queried under-fire minister's knowledge

NSW Premier Chris Minns is standing by the state's transport minister despite a staffing scandal within her department.

AAP

‘Absolutely not ’: Chris Minns doesn’t want transport minister to resign over staffing scandal

The NSW premier said his government was focused on the “big game” of transport reform, and wanted Jo Haylen to do that job

The Guardian - AU

Boss resigns after public servant's political work

The coalition wants NSW Transport Minister Jo Haylen to follow her chief-of-staff out the door after a scandal in her office.

AAP

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Bus crash sparks new push for passengers to buckle up

Campaigns emphasising the importance of seatbelts for safety will be rolled out in response to a horrific Hunter Valley bus crash that claimed 10 lives.

AAP

Hunter Valley crash: NSW government urged to roll out 80km/h speed limit to all buses

Rule that applies to school buses with standing passengers should be applied across all services, taskforce says

The Guardian - AU

TAHE escalates Broadmeadow loco subdivision after council plea to withdraw

The council described TAHE's move as 'disappointing'.

Newcastle Herald

Former political staffer defends Labor donations made before appointment as NSW transport boss

Secretary Josh Murray tells parliamentary inquiry he made all required disclosures as he detailed more party donations

The Guardian - AU

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Afternoon Update: airports back ACCC’s legal action against Qantas; four killed in Victoria crash; and Mitch McConnell freezes again

Consumer watchdog accuses airline of false, misleading or deceptive conduct; plus soldiers hospitalised in second NT military accident

The Guardian - AU

Chris Minns stands by NSW transport minister over political donation from Josh Murray

NSW premier says he does not believe Jo Haylen broke ministerial code by initially not declaring donation to her campaign

The Guardian - AU

Josh Murray made donation to NSW transport minister’s campaign before she appointed him as secretary

Emails released to parliament show former Labor staffer made $500 donation to Jo Haylen’s campaign before party won election

The Guardian - AU

Candidate for NSW transport secretary quit key post after top job went to former Labor staffer

Exclusive: Benedicte Colin stressed her resignation was not linked to appointment of Josh Murray as transport secretary

The Guardian - AU

Appointment of former Labor staffer as NSW transport chief labelled ‘breathtaking hypocrisy’

Liberal deputy leader Natalie Ward says opposition will scrutinise appointment of Josh Murray after minister intervened to select him

The Guardian - AU

Sydney train commuters face year of replacement buses during construction of Bankstown metro

Labor commits to final stage of Metro City and Southwest driverless train project as separate report flags eastern line possibly to Randwick and Maroubra

The Guardian - AU

Fears and frustrations aired over operation of Newcastle buses

A legally blind woman said she was left vulnerable and out in the cold when her buses were cancelled.

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The Guardian - AU

Price, speed, quality – and now carbon. Australia to measure indirect emissions from public works

Embodied emissions are notoriously difficult to measure and have largely not been factored into firms’ bids for infrastructure contracts

AAP

New transport chief questioned, relief for iPhone users

A global engineering executive is taking the wheel of the NSW transport department but the opposition claims he got the job because of his Labor connections.

The Guardian - AU

Buses replace trains: is Sydney doomed to endure the curse of weekend trackwork forever?

The NSW transport minister has warned commuters of disruption ‘from midnight Friday to midnight Sunday’ for at least a year, but experts say it doesn’t have to be this way

The New Daily

Bus safety review ordered after Hunter Valley crash

NSW has ordered a review of bus and coach safety rules, including seatbelt use, following the Hunter Valley bus crash that killed 10 people.

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The Guardian - AU

NSW to urgently consider retrofitting and enforcing seatbelts on buses after deadly Hunter Valley crash

Minns government asks taskforce to examine enforcement of laws but experts say making drivers legally responsible will be difficult

Newcastle Herald

Greta crash: Bus safety inquiry announced as groom's father calls for stricter seat belt laws

'We need to look at what we can do to ensure this doesn't happen again.'

Pedestrian.tv

Sydney Train Commuters Will Have To Catch Buses Every Weekend For A Year Bc Of New Trackwork

The "biggest co-ordinated program ever" is in response to a review which found that there was a backlog of more than 40,000 unresolved railway defects.

The New Daily

Time to ‘bite the bullet’ on Sydney train maintenance

NSW Premier Chris Minns says it's time to commit to a maintenance blitz on Sydney's rail network, as commuters face a year of disruptions.

ABC News

More than half a million Sydney rail commuters face weekend disruptions for at least a year in 'biggest ever' fix to network

Close to 4,000 repairs, upgrades and refurbishments to equipment, including tracks and signalling systems started this weekend as commuters are forced to use replacement buses.

The New Daily

Maintenance backlog means ‘year of pain’ ahead for Sydney rail commuters

The NSW transport minister is warning of "massive disruptions" every weekend for at least a year for Sydney rail commuters

Pedestrian.tv

NSW Govt Strikes Deal With Uber To Cap Surge Pricing When Syd’s Public Transport Carks It

Let's face it, the trains are going to break again any day now.

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