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RTBU Media Release: Privatisation drives most vulnerable off Newcastle’s buses
Newcastle’s disastrous new bus timetable has forced seniors and pensioners off our public transport, proving that the Transport Minister’s claims […] Read More »
RTBU – 2018 union elections notice
Nominations for the RTBU elections for National and NSW Branch positions for 2018 have now closed. Nominations may be withdrawn […] Read More »
Media release: Bus drivers skeptical of Minister’s new bus services claim
6 June 2018: Bus drivers are skeptical about the Transport Minister’s claim today that NSW will get 2000 new bus services […] Read More »
Transport Heritage Expo – June long weekend
The award-winning Transport Heritage Expo is back on the 9th – 11th of June at Central Station, Sydney. The expo brings Sydney’s […] Read More »
Second Newcastle Debate in Parliament
Novocastrians travelled to Sydney last Thursday to pack out NSW Parliament again for the second heated debate about Newcastle’s disastrous bus […] Read More »
Newcastle Herald: Labor says Keolis Downer contract encourages shorter bus routes in Newcastle
Charlestown MP Jodie Harrison has accused the state government of encouraging Keolis Downer to “chop up” Newcastle’s bus network by […] Read More »
The Australian: Premier’s team short by $600m on light rail costs
In The Australian by Andrew Clennell Gladys Berejiklian’s then department was informed in mid-2014 that the cost of ripping up […] Read More »
SMH: Second firm takes legal action over Sydney’s ‘disastrous’ light rail
The disaster that is Sydney’s light rail project demonstrates Andrew Constance’s complete incompetence and recklessness. Not only is the project […] Read More »
Sydney buses: One-in-10 services regularly late in some suburbs
Sydney’s commuters are suffering because of poor timetabling and under resourcing by this NSW Government. RTBU NSW Bus & Tram Division […] Read More »
Gladys Berejiklian sets 18-month deadline to fix congestion woes
This story comes from a Government who are already running far behind schedule and soaring over budget on every project […] Read More »