Gov, hospo heavyweight lose eleventh-hour bid to save NYE party

Email It’s back to court on Tuesday as the government and a powerful hospitality group this afternoon lost their latest attempt to save Sydney’s internationally renowned New Years Eve fireworks from a train strike. Here is what we know.

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