Offer Sydney Train Commuters At Least A Week of Free Trips: Business Lobby Group

Jim Donovan, secretary of the Action for Public Transport, said that the railway union’s demands are ‘excessive and too militant.’
Offer Sydney Train Commuters At Least A Week of Free Trips: Business Lobby Group
A commuter waits to board a train at Central railway station in Sydney, Australia, on Jan. 15, 2025. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images
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Sydney train commuters must be offered at least a week of free trips as a compensation for the recent railway workers strike that disrupted the network, a business lobby group said.

“It’s going to take a long time to restore trust with Sydney’s rail commuters and Business Sydney today calls for them to be offered at least a week’s free travel on the rail network to start rebuilding confidence and acknowledge the disruption commuters have endured,” said Paul Nicolaou, executive director of Business Sydney, on a LinkedIn post.

Celene Ignacio
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Celene Ignacio is a reporter based in Sydney, Australia. She previously worked as a reporter for S&P Global, BusinessWorld Philippines, and The Manila Times.