NSW minister renews calls for action to end as people are urged to avoid non-essential travel days out from Christmas
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The New South Wales transport minister is calling on rail unions to end industrial action amid hundreds of cancellations across the train network on Saturday, saying “no level of disturbance or disruption” over the new year period is “tolerable”.
Close to 40% of train services were expected to be cancelled or delayed on Saturday, Jo Haylen said, with warnings for people to avoid non-essential travel.
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