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Thousands of Sydney buses cancelled under contracts with former NSW government to meet 'on-time' targets

Labor has been releasing details of the state's transport agreements signed by the former government. (AAP: Dan Himbrechts)

Sydney's private bus contractors are earning bonuses by cancelling thousands of services to meet "on time" targets, the New South Wales government says.

The revelation comes as the state's new Transport Minister Jo Haylen said she would struggle to end bus privatisation, given contracts had been locked in for up to 10 years.

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