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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

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Agreement unblocks free Sydney train fares

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.

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

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.

‘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.

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.

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Five key questions about the Sydney train network fiasco

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

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

'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.

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

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.

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

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 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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