NSW minister accused of trying to ‘blow up’ negotiations with rail union

Damien Tudehope says government drew line in the sand' over new trains after weeks of negotiations

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The New South Wales government has threatened to terminate its industrial agreement with the state's powerful rail union after long-running negotiations over a new enterprise agreement broke down on Thursday.

But the union has accused the state's employee relations minister, Damien Tudehope, of attempting to blow the whole thing up" after believing a deal had been reached on one of its key demands.