‘We can’t trust them’: NYE hangs in balance after free fare rejection

Email The fate of Sydney’s New Year’s Eve celebrations is still up in the air after the NSW government rejected a demand from the rail union to make public transport across the state free. The deal would have cost taxpayers $127 million per month.

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