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NSW minister apologises after asking chauffeur to drive 446km for Australia Day weekend lunch | New South Wales politics newsthirst.

The NSW transport minister, Jo Haylen, has apologised after using her ministerial driver to chauffeur her and some friends to and from a three-hour private lunch on the Australia Day weekend – at a cost of $750. “I made the wrong decision,” Haylen said on Sunday when apologising and confirming she would repay the money…

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Avanti West Coast passengers face severe disruption as rail strikes resume | Rail transport newsthirst.

Rail passengers face severe disruption on Sunday as Avanti West Coast train staff resume strike action that threatens to affect every weekend until June. The strikes, which were suspended for two weeks to allow for “intensive talks” between unions and the intercity rail operator, will be compounded by planned engineering works by Network Rail. Services…

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