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The people of New South Wales, all of whom appear to live between Randwick and Circular Quay are today enjoying brief reprieve from the bushfires that have been ravaging the outskirts of Sydney and mid-North coast.

This comes as the $2.9 billion CBD and South East light rail opened to the public for the first time on Saturday morning.

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However, the tram network’s inaugural weekend was not without some very-NSW hiccups, breaking down at Circular Quay just a few hours after opening.

The breakdown saw services out of action for some 40 minutes after a tram stopped at a bend in the track just before 2pm, blocking lines in both directions.

However, according to Channel 9, the Sydney Morning Herald and 2GB, who are both owned by Channel 9 – and all of the Murdoch-owned media outlets – the ribbon-cutting was a riveting experience for the people of NSW, who want nothing more than new sporting stadiums and several incarnations of light rail transport that cost twenty times as much as the current RFS budget.

“It’s awesome!” says Debra, a single mother of two in emergency public housing in Port Macquarie because her family home in the mid-north Hinterland went from severely drought ravaged to bushfire kindle in a matter of one week.

“I know it’s like 1.6 billion dollars over budget, but I love knowing that my kids will be able to seamlessly travel between the race track and the casino when they finally receive the scholarships necessary for them to study in a metropolitan area”

“55 minutes from the city to Randwick, that’s pretty good”

“Almost makes up for the thousands of pubs that they closed to keep the Casino pumping”