The Australia Workers’ Union has dismissed claims by the NSW Premier that the state cannot manufacture public transport.

The Spanish-built light rail line will be nonoperational for up to 18 months due to extensive cracking in all 12 vehicles.

Mr Perrottet said NSW “certainly don’t have the capability at the moment” to manufacture trains and other public transport stock.

Australia Workers’ Union National Secretary Dan Walton told Ray Hadley that’s “absolute nonsense”.

“We have the capacity in the country … the reality is that we just need politicians to get in behind industry and local manufacturing workers to make it happen.”

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