A speeding train driver who accidentally abandoned his co-driver during a toilet break will be reinstated by Pacific National, the Fair Work Commission has ordered.
Peter White, a driver with Pacific National,
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Qld’s DILGP appoints new Director General
Queensland’s Department of Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning has welcomed Frankie Carroll as its new director-general.
Carroll is currently the chief executive of the Queensland Reconstruction
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RTBU, Metro Trains reach in principle enterprise deal
The Rail Tram & Bus Union (RTBU) has announced an in-principle agreement has been reached in its ongoing negotiations with Metro Trains Melbourne over a new enterprise agreement for its operations
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Marriage talks between CFMEU, MUA
Labour of love or a marriage of convenience? Two of Australia’s most blue-collar unions are considering walking down the aisle.
Talks are underway for a marriage of two of the nation’s most formidable
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‘Contest of ideas’ hailed with Infrastructure Victoria creation
In an echo of Mao Zedong’s “let 100 flowers bloom”, Victoria’s new infrastructure czar, Jim Miller, has talked of a “contest of ideas” in determining future priority projects for the state.
Miller
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Herbert made ARA chairman
Bob Herbert has been appointed as the chairman of the Australasian Railway Association (ARA), after serving as the interim chair during the turnover period of recent months.
Herbert took over as interim
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Aurizon to shut sites, invest in intermodal
Aurizon has kicked off its three-year operations transformation program by announcing planned closures of sites in Rockhampton and Townsville, in Queensland.
The Brisbane-headquartered rail operator plans
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Moving more coal with less workers, wagons and fuel: Aurizon outlines plan
Up to 740 jobs will be slashed by Aurizon over the next three years in a push to cut $300 million in costs and boost operational productivity.
Aurizon announced on Wednesday it wants a 4 to 7% reduction
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Strong response to ARTC’s women only Hunter recruitment
The Australian Rail Track Corporation has welcomed a strong response to its latest equality push, with more than 100 women turning up to an information session for its ‘women only’ employment drive.
The
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RTBU cancels industrial action
Melbourne Metro trains will not be impacted by planned industrial action this week, after the Rail Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) announced on Friday it would cancel plans to strike for four hours on Thursday.
In
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