20-05-2025
Australia news live: morning commuters told to steer clear of Sydney trains as delays continue; record flood hits Taree
Update:
Date: 2025-05-20T20:30:48.000Z
Title: Welcome
Content: Good morning and welcome to our live news blog. I'm Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then my colleague Rafqa Touma will take over.
Sydney Trains have warned commuters to expect delays this morning and try different travel options after yesterday's overhead line collapse at Strathfield paralysed large parts of the system and caused extensive delays. Train services on most lines will be affected this morning, Sydney Trains said. We'll have updates soon.
The gender pay gap at more than 100 commonwealth public sector employers including the ABC has been laid bare for the first time. Data from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency shows the national broadcaster pays men nearly 10% more than women, but the private sector gap (21.1%) was more than triple the average public sector gap (6.4%).
Sussan Ley and David Littleproud have both refused to take the blame for the Coalition breaking up. On ABC 730 last night, Ley responded 'absolutely not' when asked if she had 'blown up' the Coalition, while Littleproud said he had been left with no choice but to pull the Nationals out. More coming up.
And the NSW floods have continued to hit regional towns, with Taree a particular focus, where residents have reportedly had to wait on their roofs for rescue. More on this soon too.
