The Latest Breaking News from David Elliott

NSW Transport official placed on leave before hearing on rail system shutdown

Megan Bourke-O’Neil had been due to appear at a budget estimates hearing on Tuesday

The Guardian - AU · Mar 1, 2022

Has the Sydney trains fiasco derailed David Elliott’s career for good?

It’s two months since a minister known for making headlines was given NSW’s most troubled portfolio. Some colleagues now agree with the opposition that he should go

The Guardian - AU · Feb 25, 2022

Sydney news: Labor leader Chris Minns calls on David Elliott to resign as details emerge over train network closure decision

MORNING BRIEFING: NSW Labor leader Chris Minns blasts Transport Minister David Elliott after documents show plans to close the train network began last week.

ABC News · Feb 24, 2022

Scott Morrison speaks to Ukraine PM; 60 Covid deaths reported – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Feb 22, 2022

Limited NSW trains back on track for remainder of the week

The NSW premier handballed blame for the rail shutdown back to the unions after his transport minister said communications may not have been "precise".

AAP · Feb 22, 2022

Labor reveals text message saying NSW transport minister was ‘briefed’ on rail shutdown

David Elliott says he went to bed before a decision was made to cancel all Sydney train services, as government withdraws Fair Work case

The Guardian - AU · Feb 22, 2022

Union calls on PM to apologise for strike comments; 34 Covid deaths recorded – as it happened

NSW government drops case against rail workers’ union; Australia closes embassy in Lviv, Ukraine. This blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU · Feb 21, 2022

More strikes ‘inevitable’ in NSW as government ramps up anti-union rhetoric

The removal of NSW’s 2.5% public service wage cap has taken on a new urgency for unions, leaving government spoiling for a fight

The Guardian - AU · Feb 21, 2022

How Sydney's train shutdown unfolded over a weekend of court hearings, and what happens next

The union and the NSW government are blaming each other for today's state-wide passenger train shutdown — this is what you need to know about the conflict.

ABC News · Feb 21, 2022

‘They did an Alan Joyce on us’: how the Sydney rail dispute escalated

Sydney’s train network will resume with limited services on Tuesday after a Fair Work Commission hearing was adjourned with no resolution

The Guardian - AU · Feb 20, 2022