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Seven hundred transport workers have blocked a main road in western Sydney to demand new federal work safety laws.
Virgin Australia is in secret talks with aviation unions to rescue 1000 workers Qantas is planning to sack.
A union boss turned senator has vowed to champion the cause of the transport industry and says safety is the responsibility of all parties in the supply chain.
Coast bus travellers are braced for more chaos today, as drivers begin a two-day strike which could extend to the end of the week.
Virgin Australia has been accused of not warning its baggage handlers about a bomb threat to one of its planes at Sydney Airport on Thursday before they were asked to offload bags so they could be checked for explosives.
Queensland's bus drivers' union is calling on commuters to join a rally against Translink.