Freight investment turns on government regulation: CEO
Industry calls on government to encourage private freight investment by streamlining regulation and to make greater use of rail.
28 May, 2018Industry calls on government to encourage private freight investment by streamlining regulation and to make greater use of rail.
28 May, 2018A new $300 million a year community infrastructure fund and a boost to grants are among the measures local government are hoping to see in tonight’s federal budget.
8 May, 2018Local government, transport and health groups have welcomed the Andrews Government’s record investment in infrastructure and community services.
4 May, 2018Australian trucking company has partnered with government and researchers in a world-first intervention to reduce fatigue in heavy truck drivers.
26 March, 2018South Australia looks set to get a new independent infrastructure body, a new authority for public transport and a new heavy fright corridor with the election of the Marshall Liberal Government on Saturday.
19 March, 2018Avalon airport, between Melbourne and Geelong, has been struggling a little in recent years. But that will change soon. Budget Malaysian carrier AirAsia has announced it will move its twice daily Melbourne to Kuala Lumpur flights there from Tullamarine by the end of the year. Airport owners Linfox will build a new $20 million international […]
4 February, 2018In October 2017 Townsville City Council and Rockhampton Regional Council announced that they would jointly fund a $30 million airstrip for the Adani Carmichael coal mine in Central Queensland. The announcement was made even though the construction of the mine itself remains uncertain, and despite the fact that the airstrip is hundreds of kilometres from […]
18 January, 2018Norfolk Island is ‘on the brink of disaster’, says an independent report on the island’s economic situation. The report was commissioned by the island’s small community following the Australian Government’s abolition of self-government in July 2016 and the imposition of direct rule. Norfolk Island’s 1700 residents are now subject to the same laws – and […]
20 November, 2017A leaked report to the NSW Government has recommended that cruise ships be permitted to use the Royal Australian Navy dockyard at Garden Island. At present cruise ships use the Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay and a secondary terminal at White Bay, 3km west of the CBD. But to use White Bay they must […]
11 October, 2017The rail industry met with Commonwealth ministers to discuss a National Rail Industry Plan.
15 September, 2017Governments are committing millions to connect the Port of Melbourne to major freight hubs, but operators are warning of more work needed.
21 August, 2017The NSW drivers’ licence is set to become electronic in 2019, joining three others already available in digital form.
21 August, 2017Minister Dutton has assured those in the supply chain that the current work agenda would be maintained under the Home Affairs department.
2 August, 2017Mayor David O’Loughlin writes that first- and last-mile issues in freight must also be addressed.
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