Rail: $20 billion spending, 16,000+ jobs

The rail industry met with Commonwealth ministers to discuss a National Rail Industry Plan.

15 September, 2017

Change penalty rates, says Fair Work president

Higher, ‘loaded’ hourly rate proposed.

3 October, 2016

Minimum wage up, retailers and unions unhappy

Weekly minimum wage up $15.80.

1 June, 2016

Why Australian retailers like Dick Smith are imploding: senate report

From electronics superstar to bargain basement.

11 May, 2016

Government and industry in rail briefing

Industry and government have held a joint briefing in Melbourne to explore jobs in rail manufacturing

6 July, 2015

NSW uses Open Data to name and shame shonky businesses

Dominello promises to pass laws to expose Fair Trading complaints statistics.

7 May, 2015

Rail lobby tallies NSW Election promises

Vow to keep commitments on track.

26 March, 2015

Industry chuffed at VIC $30m to standardise freight rail

Movement on delayed journey to uniform gauges.

18 February, 2015

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.

18 June, 2014

Rail industry stoked over Victoria’s $11 billion Melbourne Airport Rail Link pledge

Australia’s peak railway body is cheering on the Victorian government’s big Budget allocation of $14.5 billion to key rail projects that it claims will “transform the state”.

8 May, 2014

Napthine pledges railway link to Melbourne airport in just time for election

Melbourne has long suffered from the lack of a heavy rail link to speed passengers and staff to Tullamarine airport. Now the Napthine government has unveiled ambitious plans to fix the infrastructure deficit in the run-up to the November election.

15 April, 2014

Rail industry tells feds to get creative with infrastructure funding

Australia’s peak railway body is pushing the federal government to tap into money held by superannuation funds to kickstart infrastructure projects it says are vital to the nation.

11 April, 2014

Queensland hunts for new freight rail operator

The anticipated growth of freight rail use over the next decade has led the Queensland government to look for a new operator to manage heavier and more frequent loads.

31 March, 2014

Rail lobby urges Port of Melbourne sale to be reinvested into rail

Australia’s peak rail body has insisted that the Victorian government reinvests the planned sale of the Port of Melbourne into other vital transport infrastructure across the state to boost economic activity.

7 March, 2014