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Taskforce to examine consequences of bus privatisation as well as other issues plaguing sector such as driver shortages
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Bus routes that were axed under the previous New South Wales government could soon be resurrected, the new Minns government has said. However Labor has vowed it will not rip up any contracts despite blaming privatisation for a deterioration in service quality.
The NSW transport minister, Jo Haylen, called for communities to voice their support for particular routes they want to see return, as she unveiled the Bus Industry Taskforce on Monday, which will examine the consequences of bus privatisation as well as other issues plaguing the sector such as driver shortages.
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