The driver of a car hit by the Spirit of Queensland tilt train at a Rockhampton level crossing last year failed to come to a complete stop and didn’t see the oncoming train, prior to driving in front
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Ararat line reopened
The 87-kilometre freight railway between Maryborough and Ararat has been re-opened, with driver training along the corridor beginning this week.
Transport and infrastructure minister Barnaby Joyce was
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Rio AutoHaul gathering steam
Rio Tinto is set to be running its full 200-locomotive Pilbara train fleet without drivers by the end of 2018, according to an interview this week with the miner’s head of growth and innovation, Stephen
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Two iron ore mines, electric car plant on horizon for Gupta
British billionaire Sanjeev Gupta has continued to blaze a trail in South Australia, with plans announced for two new iron ore mines, and a prospective electric car plant.
Gupta, chairman of the GFG Alliance
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Dwyer named new head of Infrastructure Partnerships Australia
Infrastructure Australia policy director Adrian Dwyer has been named the next chief executive of industry lobby group Infrastructure Partnerships Australia, to replace the outgoing Brendan Lyon.
Dwyer
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Broad: First steel delivery welcome start to Inland Rail build
Australasian Railway Association boss Danny Broad has welcomed the first delivery of steel for Inland Rail, calling it a “once-in-a-generation” project.
Freight operator Genessee & Wyoming last
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Bumper crop translates to balance sheet for CBH
Grain co-operative CBH returned a record rebate to its growers in the 2016/17 harvest, on its way to a record surplus in the 12-month stretch, the company said on January 15.
Among the records outlined
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Merged union would be ‘too big’ to deal with, mining body says
The proposed merger of two of Australia’s biggest unions would create a $150 million super union ‘too big’ to be dealt with by the courts, according to a joint submission by the Australian Mines
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Joyce dons hard hat as first Inland Rail steel arrives
Steel rail has been delivered for the Parkes to Narromine section of the Inland Rail project, with construction work likely to commence in coming months.
Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce’s first media
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Adani pushed to refinance Abbot Pt loan
Ratings agency S&P has advised Indian energy giant Adani to refinance roughly $326 million of its Abbot Point debt within six months of its November maturity, to avoid a potential hit to the company’s
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