Sydney train disruptions to cease for now after rail unions ordered to halt industrial action until next week

Fair Work Commission puts interim pause on approval for industrial action after second day of delays for commuters

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New South Wales trains will return to normal scheduling for now after the Fair Work Commission placed an interim pause on its approval for rail unions to undertake industrial action amid a long-running pay dispute with the state government.

The decision came after the NSW premier, Chris Minns, announced on Thursday - after commuters faced havoc for a second day - that the government had made an urgent application to the commission to end the union's protected industrial actions and move to an arbitrated decision.

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