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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Michael McGowan and Tamsin Rose

NSW minister accused of trying to ‘blow up’ negotiations with rail union

 Damien Tudehope
The NSW rail union has accused the state’s employee relations minister, Damien Tudehope, of attempting to derail long-running negotiations around the operation of the New Intercity Fleet. Photograph: Getty Images

The New South Wales government has threatened to terminate its industrial agreement with the state’s powerful rail union after long-running negotiations over a new enterprise agreement broke down on Thursday.

But the union has accused the state’s employee relations minister, Damien Tudehope, of attempting to “blow the whole thing up” after believing a deal had been reached on one of its key demands.

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