privatisation

Media Release | Tuesday, 18 June 2013

John Robertson MP, NSW Opposition Leader

NEWCASTLE PORT PRIVATISATION LIKE BLACKMAIL – JOHN ROBERTSON

The O'Farrell Government has broken its word and privatised the Port of Newcastle – in a bad deal that cheats the Hunter out of its key asset worth a projected $70 million in revenue a year and growing.

NSW Opposition Leader John Robertson said privatising Newcastle Port was a woefully short-sighted way to pay for infrastructure – and would endanger jobs and local economic activity.

“The O’Farrell Government is selling off the biggest coal port in the world to replace a heavy rail line with a light rail line,” Mr Robertson said today.

“That’s not a win for the Hunter – it’s a gun to the head.

Media Release | Monday, 4 June 2012

John Robertson MP, NSW Opposition Leader
Penny Sharpe MLC, Shadow Minister for Transport

O’FARRELL’S PRIVATISATION PLANS ANOTHER BROKEN PROMISE

BUS COMMUTERS TO FACE FEWER SERVICES, MORE DELAYS AND HIGHER FARES

The O’Farrell Government’s plan to privatise bus services will be disastrous for commuters – and see fewer services, more delays and higher fares, the NSW Labor Opposition said today.

“Commuters will suffer if the O’Farrell Government goes ahead with its plan to privatise the State Transit Authority,” Opposition Leader John Robertson said today.

“State Transit operates 16,000 services every working day, carrying more than 640,000 passengers across Sydney and the Hunter.

Media Release | Tuesday, 15 May 2012

FIRST STEP TO PRIVATISATION – AS O'FARRELL GOVERNMENT PUTS COUNTRYLINK SERVICES IN THE FIRING LINE

The O'Farrell Government's decision to sack up to thousands of workers and separate rural trains from the rest of the rail network will hurt services - and is the first step towards the privatisation of CountryLink, the NSW Labor Opposition said today.

"Regional rail users will be the losers under the O'Farrell Government's plan to sack up to thousands of workers and separate regional trains from the rest of the network," Shadow Transport Minister, Penny Sharpe said today.

"Regional commuters have a right to be worried about the O'Farrell Government's plan to split the CityRail network into Sydney Trains and NSW Trains.

"The separation of rural and intercity services from the rest of the CityRail network is the first step towards the privatisation of CountryLink.

Media Release |Tuesday, 15 May 2012

COMMUTERS THE LOSERS UNDER O'FARRELL'S PLAN FOR CITYRAIL AND COUNTRYLINK

ON TIME RUNNING, CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SAFETY TO SUFFER – WHILE NOT A SINGLE NEW SERVICE, TRAIN OR METRE OF TRACK DELIVERED

The O'Farrell Government's plan to sack up to thousands of CityRail workers will compromise on time running, customer service and security – and not deliver a single new service, train or metre of track.

"Commuters will be the losers under the O'Farrell Government's plan to sack up to thousands of CityRail workers," Deputy Opposition Leader, Linda Burney said today.

"On time running, security and customer service will all be sacrificed under the O'Farrell Government's blatant cost cutting agenda and commuters will be the ones who suffer.

"In the morning peak, commuters will be forced onto overcrowded and delayed trains. At night, commuters will arrive at empty platforms with no security or staff to assist them."

Shadow Transport Minister, Penny Sharpe said: "None of these reforms deal with the fact trains right across Sydney are overcrowded and facing major delays."   

"For four months under the O'Farrell Government, trains across the CityRail network have failed to meet the 92 per cent on time running benchmark and things are only getting worse.

Media Release | Tuesday, 15 May 2012

NSW LABOR OPPOSITION LAUNCHES PETITION TO SAVE COUNTRYLINK

Shadow Minister for Transport, Penny Sharpe MLC and Shadow Minister for Regional Infrastructure and Services, Mick Veitch will today join local residents at Bathurst Station to demand the O'Farrell Stoner Government rule out privatising CountryLink rail services.

Ms Sharpe and Mr Veitch are in Bathurst to launch a petition calling for CountryLink to remain in public hands.

"The O'Farrell Stoner Government has been considering plans that would see CountryLink separated from the rest of RailCorp to make it easier to sell off to the private sector," Ms Sharpe said.

"We are calling on the O'Farrell Stoner Government to rule out selling off CountryLink to the private sector today.