Federal industrial relations minister Tony Burke blasts NSW government over train dispute
by Michael McGowan from World news | The Guardian on (#65XSD)
State ministers accused of political games' after asking Canberra to intervene to stop industrial action
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The federal workplace relations minister, Tony Burke, has blasted the New South Wales government's handling of the long-running dispute with the state rail union, suggesting it may be incompetent" and accusing ministers of playing political games".
Burke on Thursday lashed out at the state Coalition after his NSW counterpart, Damien Tudehope, urged the commonwealth to intervene in its protracted battle with the Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU).
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