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Sydney's New Year's Eve fireworks saved after rail union and government deal

Published 24 December 2024, 8:08 am
Sydney's New Year's Eve fireworks will go ahead as planned, after an an eleventh-hour promise from rail unions to halt industrial action. The move came amid a Fair Work hearing brought on by the state government, which claimed a lack of train services could have caused the event to be cancelled.
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