By the Governor General, who is constitutionally the head of state in Australia.Enviro 500 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 18, 2023 2:26 pm His dismissal by an unelected foreign monarch only made things worse. But that's for another day.
2023 NSW Election
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Its a long story but to sum it up, the government and CAF haven't been talking to each other properly, and as a result there have been massive cost blow outs and several year delays because of disagreements over things like seat pitch. Perhaps someone else can explain in more detailjpp42 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 18, 2023 11:35 amWhat exactly is the "dodgy XPT Replacement fiasco" that you describe? It's the NIF's that are a fiasco, the new regional fleet seems generally "fine" so far, at least as reported in the media?HunterLine5 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 14, 2023 9:01 am and I can tell you for a fact there are at least a couple of Senior NSW Trainlink managers connected to the dodgy XPT Replacement fiasco
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It has been mentioned in the relevant thread.alleve wrote: ↑Tue Apr 18, 2023 4:10 pmIts a long story but to sum it up, the government and CAF haven't been talking to each other properly, and as a result there have been massive cost blow outs and several year delays because of disagreements over things like seat pitch. Perhaps someone else can explain in more detail
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Labour announces major Change to bus Drivers licence
as i understand it you will only require car licence for 3 years and over age of 25 years
no longer require MR licence,
if this is right ,i think the body repairs will be working 7 days a week
as i understand it you will only require car licence for 3 years and over age of 25 years
no longer require MR licence,
if this is right ,i think the body repairs will be working 7 days a week
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Unlikely, and frankly, an ageist remark given the number of clowns at least twice as old driving buses (into stationary objects).
In other states/territories like WA, NT, SA, you can get your HR by around the age of 20/21, and the same for Driver's Authorisation, "Hire or Reward" license extensions, and any other relevant things (like a Working with Children Check).
Even in those states, young recruits to the industry are few and far between; those that do join are likely enthusiasts who will try quite hard to drive properly anyway.
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Many of the larger operators already accept class C licence holders, and train them up to MR standards.
An article in the Telegraph today suggests that the only difference is a removal of the 12 months period of full licence holding.
An article in the Telegraph today suggests that the only difference is a removal of the 12 months period of full licence holding.
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