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Push for new XPT assembly in Orange

Mar 29, 2017

Member for Orange Phil Donato is pushing for NSW’s replacement XPT fleet to be assembled in Orange, after the NSW Government announced earlier this month that it would aim for the trains to be assembled in […] Read More »

Kangy Angy before and after the rain

Mar 22, 2017

Kangy Angy might look like an ok spot to build the New Intercity Fleet (NIF) maintenance centre on a good day: But here’s how it looked after recent heavy rain: This is not a one-off […] Read More »

Vic PN Rural & Bulk to commence industrial action

Mar 22, 2017

The Victorian Locomotive Division has advised PN Rural and Bulk (R&B Victoria) that Victorian Locomotive Division members employed by PN R&B (in Victoria) will commence protected industrial action against Pacific National R&B from Wednesday 22nd […] Read More »

On board the only train in the world to cross into the Arctic Circle

Mar 22, 2017

The ‘Polar Express’ of the Nordlandsbanen Railway is the longest railway in Norway and the only one in the world to cross the Arctic Circle. Journalist Paul Hutchinson describes its journey through the fjord lands of western […] Read More »

Have Australia’s right to strike laws gone too far?

Mar 22, 2017

The ABC’s Stephen Long writes that the restrictions Australia has placed on the right to strike place us at odds with international conventions — and the International Labour Organisation has regularly warned our government that […] Read More »

Angry about cuts to Penalty rates? Here’s what you can do

Mar 22, 2017

Cuts to Sunday and public holiday penalty rates will hurt hundreds of thousands of workers across the country – and while it might not affect our industry directly, workers in hospitality, retail, fast food and pharmacy […] Read More »

Join a union now! A message from Fiona the Underemployed Bettong

Mar 22, 2017

First Dog on the Moon’s latest cartoon has a serious message: join a union. Check it out via the link: Death by 1,000 penalty rate cuts, starring Fiona the Underemployed Bettong Read More »

PN intermodal drivers EBA update

Mar 21, 2017

Negotiations with PN management on your Log of Claims is moving at a snail’s pace with little or no progress at all. Management is providing resistance at every step of the way. At every stage […] Read More »

Constance admits it: the NSW government wants to totally privatise public transport

Mar 21, 2017

We’ve long accused the NSW Government of a hidden privatisation agenda – and now Transport and Infrastructure Minister Andrew Constance has openly admitted that he wants to see our trains and buses totally privatised. Mr […] Read More »

One hell of a set of catch points…

Mar 21, 2017

Check out the catch points on this monorail in Japan! Read More »

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