The Australian Rail Track Corporation is gearing up for $20 million in rail maintenance next week.
ARTC Hunter Valley executive general manager Jonathan Vandervoort said the work package will shut the
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Grain benefits expected from Murray Basin project
Regional Victorian communities are looking for a smoother run when getting their grain to Victorian seaports thanks to the Murray Basin Rail Project.
The $416m Murray Basin Rail Project aims to standardise
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Local content calls as Arrium appoints administrators
The collapse of South Australian steelmaker Arrium has triggered talks over Australia’s policies on local content in infrastructure delivery.
Arrium – a BHP spin-off formerly known as OneSteel –
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Iron ore slowdown stifles Port Hedland export growth
GRAPHICS: Once the fastest growing export port in the country, major iron ore site Port Hedland appears to have reached a stable point in terms of volumes, with annual projected growth now at just 1%.
Iron
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Palmer accused of ‘reckless’ behaviour in damning report
Clive Palmer may have committed criminal acts while a director, or shadow director of Queensland Nickel during its collapse, an administrator report has alleged.
Palmer, who has not been a listed director
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GrainCorp calls for focused rail upgrades
Rail infrastructure at GrainCorp’s Calleen receival site in regional NSW will be complete by July, but the company’s chairman, Don Taylor, says the group is relying on the government to facilitate
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GST imbalances skew state transport projects
COMMENT: If a flawed GST system was fixed, transport project funding would be more likely to be based on merit, Marion Terrill and Owain Emslie write.
Commitments by the Commonwealth Government
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Herbert makes pitch for rail White Paper
Australasian Railway Association chairman Bob Herbert has floated the idea of a ‘White Paper’ for the rail industry, along the lines of that recently released for the defence sector.
Speaking to the
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Turnbull pours $260m more into Fremantle Port road link
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has agreed to provide an extra $260.8 million for the cost of a 3 kilometre tunnel to be built as part of the controversial Perth Freight Link road project.
The Tuesday
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Train drivers ‘visibly shaken’ after near miss with children
Aurizon has appealed to the Central Queensland community after drivers witnessed children playing in drainage culverts beside a busy coal railway corridor north of Gladstone.
The Queensland-based rail
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