New WA Premier Mark McGowan has named member for West Swan Rita Saffioti as the state’s new transport minister.
McGowan this week announced his first Cabinet of ministers, after Labor thrashed the Liberal
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Young ideas sought for NZ conference
The Australasian Railway Association is calling for rail professionals under 30 to submit their ideas for the Young Rail Professionals Pitching Competition at the New Zealand Rail conference in Auckland
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Third ballast tamper brought in for New Zealand track repairs
The arrival of a KiwiRail ballast tamper on New Zealand’s South Island should greatly assist with the restoration of the Main North Line linking Christchurch to Picton, as KiwiRail continues to recover
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Inland Rail info centre opens in Toowoomba
Federal infrastructure and transport minister Darren Chester has opened Toowoomba’s ‘one-stop shop’ for the Inland Rail project.
Chester says the town is “perfect” as the Queensland base
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Port Hedland exports as valuable as ever
Volume increases, healthy price growth and a weaker Australian Dollar mean the value of Port Hedland’s iron ore exports is at an all-time high, according Rail Express analysis.
After a serious
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Rail turning over new leaf in 2017
ANALYSIS: After a tough year for rail in 2016, things are looking up already in the new year, Mark Carter writes.
Last year was not one of the best for the rail industry, with freight volumes down across
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McGowan tells Roe 8 workers to stay at home
WA Premier-elect Mark McGowan has made the cancellation of a $450 million contract to kick off the controversial Perth Freight Link toll road his immediate focus.
The contract to design and construct the
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Industry pleased with inquiry Terms of Reference
The rail and logistics sector has welcomed the release of the Terms of Reference for the Federal Government’s Inquiry into Freight and Supply Chain Productivity.
The inquiry will be led by a panel of
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WA Election: How the West was lost
The long-running and unpopular Barnett government has been ousted, ushering in a new Labor government led by former navy lawyer Mark McGowan, Natalie Mast writes.
Labor has won the 2017 Western Australian
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WA Election: Toll road could be scrapped as Labor crushes Coalition
A $450 million toll road contract may be ripped up, and a major rail build program could soon begin, after the Labor Party overthrew the Coalition at the WA election.
When the dust settled on Saturday
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