The federal workplace relations minister, Tony Burke, has blasted the New South Wales government’s handling of the long-running dispute with the state rail union, suggesting it may be “incompetent” and accusing ministers of playing “political games”.
Burke on Thursday lashed out at the state Coalition after his NSW counterpart, Damien Tudehope, urged the commonwealth to intervene in its protracted battle with the Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU).
