What you need to know about the Sydney train shutdown

What you need to know about the Sydney train shutdown

It’s been called the worst shutdown on the rail network in living memory. Here are the key things you need to know.

  • byCindy Yin

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This shutdown will turn Pearl Jam into traffic jam,and commuters will play the blame game

This shutdown will turn Pearl Jam into traffic jam,and commuters will play the blame game

Transport Minister Jo Haylen likens the transport union to a boa constrictor strangling the rail system,but the government will not escape blame if the city comes to a standstill.

  • byAlexandra Smith
No end to stalemate as Sydney train shutdown looms

No end to stalemate as Sydney train shutdown looms

Commuters have been warned the passenger rail network won’t run from Friday morning until Sunday morning in a major escalation of a pay dispute.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan,Jessica McSweeney andAnthony Segaert
The train shutdown could derail the weekend. This is how one business is coping

The train shutdown could derail the weekend. This is how one business is coping

Ahead of the looming rail shutdown,Rose Valente has hired a private bus to get her patrons to and from major football matches. Others are less optimistic.

  • byAlyssa Talakovski andAnthony Segaert
‘Guilty by chromosome’:Culture change doesn’t come easy for Rio’s workers

‘Guilty by chromosome’:Culture change doesn’t come easy for Rio’s workers

It’s jarring how little progress the mining giant has made in overhauling its workplace culture rife with bullying,racism and sexual harassment - and it’s not for lack of trying.

  • byElizabeth Knight
Sydney trains to shut down from Thursday to Sunday,disrupting millions of commuters

Sydney trains to shut down from Thursday to Sunday,disrupting millions of commuters

Transport Minister Jo Haylen warned there would be “major disruptions” and urged commuters to avoid peak travel times during the shutdown.

  • byMax Maddison,Matt O'Sullivan andCindy Yin
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Who cares? Voters will if NSW nurses start quitting state of origin
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Who cares? Voters will if NSW nurses start quitting state of origin

The Minns government is playing hardball on nurses’ pay demands. It’s unlikely to win in the court of public opinion.

  • byAlexandra Smith
Nurses took to the streets after ‘insulting’ pay offer. Next stop,court

Nurses took to the streets after ‘insulting’ pay offer. Next stop,court

About 700 surgeries were postponed on Wednesday as nurses and midwives hit the streets for the third time in as many months.

  • byAngus Thomson,Max Maddison andMatt O'Sullivan
NSW nurses want a better pay deal. They have a strong case
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NSW nurses want a better pay deal. They have a strong case

In real terms,NSW nurses earn less now than they were 15 years ago. They deserve a fairer go.

  • byJohn Buchanan
Decade-long shortfall of tradies tipped to undermine nation’s housing push
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Decade-long shortfall of tradies tipped to undermine nation’s housing push

Build Skills Australia warns the government’s ambitious housing target of 1.2 million homes over five years faces major challenges.

  • byOlivia Ireland
Schools to start late,cancel classes as thousands of teachers stop work

Schools to start late,cancel classes as thousands of teachers stop work

Parents have been told there will be minimal supervision at the state’s schools on Monday.

  • byLucy Carroll