Tasmanian infrastructure minister Rene Hidding has urged his state’s exporters to take advantage of the expanded Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme (TFES), which has just come into effect.
Up until
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Melbourne deal stalls
Efforts to lease the Port of Melbourne have stalled, with the state government failing in its bid to get legislation through parliament before the Christmas break.
The Delivering Victorian Infrastructure
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Business groups want port sold by Christmas
Victorian politicians have been told to avoid opening the Christmas gifts until they’ve sorted out Port of Melbourne lease laws.
A statement from the Victorian Chamber, a group representing business
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Victorian infrastructure czar warns of population challenges
Infrastructure Victoria chairman Jim Miller says population growth would be one of the great challenges to get right in planning for the next 30 years.
Miller, who was recently appointed by the state government
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Logistics needs to rectify gender gap
Transport and logistics industry operators have been challenged to increase gender diversity within their ranks in order to improve financial outcomes.
The topic was the central theme of the Australian
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ACCC rejects Brookfield’s proposed undertakings
Brookfield’s plans for an Asciano takeover have suffered another blow, with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission rejecting undertakings offered by the Canadian entity in response to competition
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Report a reminder of freight priority
A Commonwealth government report showing the cost of congestion in Australia is likely to increase by billions of dollars in coming years is a reminder to governments to give equal consideration to the
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Asciano wants gender diversity
Asciano chairman Malcolm Broomhead has indicated the company will push for greater diversity in its future operations.
Speaking at this week’s company annual meeting where both he and chief executive
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Asciano’s Brookfield merger vote to be delayed
An Asciano shareholder vote to approve the Brookfield takeover bid is set to be deferred.
Shareholders were to vote on the proposal this coming Tuesday (November 10) immediately after the company annual
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Plans for new Tasmanian container terminal
A brand new container terminal incorporating rail access is on the cards for Burnie in northern Tasmania, with stevedore DP World and government body Tasports announcing plans for such a facility this
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