A former senior immigration official has criticised the federal government’s mooted plan to curb permanent migration numbers, saying such a move would have a minimal impact on city congestion.
During
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Currie calls for bipartisan approach to grow transport
Public transport expert Graham Currie says Melbourne needs to grow its public transport network three-to-four times over if it is to significantly improve congestion by 2050.
Speaking days ahead of the
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‘The trains are full’: Morrison moots migration intake meddling
Prime minister Scott Morrison has realised the fears of leading economist Chris Richardson by signalling his government will consider cutting Australia’s migration intake, citing growing community frustration
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Labor commits to more car parking at Leppington Station
The federal Labor opposition has promised to extend its planned project of station car park expansions to Leppington Station in south-west Sydney, partnering up with the NSW Labor state opposition to deliver
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Two Metronet projects granted priority status by Infrastructure Australia
Two of Western Australia’s Metronet project, the Thornlie-Cockburn Link and the Yanchep Rail Extension, have been granted priority status by Infrastructure Australia (IA).
IA has placed the two projects
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Hamilton to Auckland passenger rail service to be considered by councils
A passenger service between Hamilton and Auckland may be up and running by 2020, after Waikato Regional Transport Committee last week voted unanimously to include the proposed service in its local land
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Andrews promises more VLocity trains for regional lines
The Victorian Labor government has committed to ordering 54 new VLocity carriages to the value of $340 million for the Geelong and Ballarat lines if re-elected in next week’s state election.
The 18 new
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McCormack again beats down Cross River Rail questions
Brisbane’s ABC Radio has again asked a federal minister whether there will be Commonwealth funding for Cross River Rail, and the minister has again said no.
Just over a month after cities minister
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Rail bridge replacement part of Hunter network shutdown
A new railway bridge will be installed at Gowrie Gates, west of Singleton, as part of a weeklong Hunter Valley maintenance shutdown scheduled to begin on November 19.
The Australian Rail Track Corporation
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Vic rail networks included in Opposition energy plan
Victorian Opposition leader Matthew Guy wants to include the state-owned rail networks in a 500-megawatt electricity supply contract, to incentivise the private sector to build a new power station.
Guy
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