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Oscar Jenkins appears in video uploaded to YouTube. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlbanese shoots down suggestion of federal intervention in NSW rails disputeThe prime minister was also asked to weigh in on the ongoing dispute between the NSW government and rail unions – and whether the federal government plans to intervene.I support very much the efforts of the Minn’s government to bring this dispute to an end, Commonsense has to apply here, and I think that the union needs to acknowledge that it is alienating people through these actions of not turning up to work. And there was hope on the weekend that it would be settled, [and] it should have been …We’re getting to the point where the union needs to see commonsense, settle this dispute with the Minn’s government. Chris Minns is working very hard to get an end to this dispute. Continue reading...

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Albanese shoots down suggestion of federal intervention in NSW rails dispute
The prime minister was also asked to weigh in on the ongoing dispute between the NSW government and rail unions – and whether the federal government plans to intervene.
I support very much the efforts of the Minn’s government to bring this dispute to an end, Commonsense has to apply here, and I think that the union needs to acknowledge that it is alienating people through these actions of not turning up to work. And there was hope on the weekend that it would be settled, [and] it should have been …
We’re getting to the point where the union needs to see commonsense, settle this dispute with the Minn’s government. Chris Minns is working very hard to get an end to this dispute. Continue reading...