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Category: Rail
Faulty Opal Card machines dud commuters on credit
Travellers tagged-off by maximum default
Seniors, Pensioners stuck at back of queue for Opal Cards
Long wait for concessions
Gold Coast trams ready to roll in two weeks
The Queensland government says it will meet the mid-year opening deadline for the new light rail system on the Gold Coast, making it the third operating system of its kind in Australia.
Gonski steps down as NeHTA chair, replaced by Hambleton
Immediate former head of the Australian Medical Association appointed to steer national eHealth project.
$22mil Budget boost for NSW Records digital push
The NSW government is pushing ahead with the full scale digitisation of the state’s archives and records after the latest state Budget tipped in another $22 million to further regional online access to historical repositories.
Rail industry stoked over NSW Budget $9bn transport spend
NSW Premier Mike Baird’s ambitious plan to overhaul and expand Sydney’s neglected transport infrastructure has won strong backing from peak groups, including the Australasian Railway Association and stands in sharp contrast with the federal Budget’s heavy emphasis on major roads.
Post to front crisis talks with CPSU as anger over chief’s $4.8 million salary grows
Few deny the paper mail business is headed for red ink, but there are many questions over why the head of a government business threatening to make billion dollar losses is still being paid a big banker’s salary on the taxpayer’s coin.
Light rail project would boost Canberra’s employment says Ernst & Young
Canberra may be facing big public service job cuts, but a new independent report from Ernst & Young points to the potential of light rail to generate new jobs – at least while it’s being built.
Newcastle light rail run finalised
The New South Wales government has selected the route for the Newcastle light rail, which will connect the city centre with the waterfront.