COMMENT: In nearly 20 years in Parliament I cannot remember a federal Budget that included no new infrastructure projects.
Nor can I remember a Budget that actually reduced investment in infrastructure.
But
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Budget has ‘failed Queensland’, says treasurer
Infrastructure shortfalls are a major factor in Queensland treasurer Curtis Pitt’s decision to label Tuesday’s Budget a ‘horror’ one, which has “failed” Queensland.
Pitt said the Budget was
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Carter: Budget blues are business as usual for rail
COMMENT: As already reported in Rail Express, for a second year in a row there is no new funding, nor any new initiatives for rail in the federal budget. And it’s hard not to be cynical about
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ARA slams Budget
The Australasian Railway Association has warned rail could soon face a “funding cliff,” as the 2015/16 Federal Budget found no new money for urban rail.
The ARA expressed disappointment in Tuesday’s
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New platform stops in Southbank top list of upcoming major tram upgrades
Two new tram platform stops will be built on Queensbridge Street as part of a busy period of network upgrades being delivered by Yarra Trams on behalf of Public Transport Victoria.
Yarra Trams said it
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Major project safety measures apply to small projects, too
Bob Hammer gives his thoughts on the Office of the National Safety Regulator’s major projects guidelines released late last year.
I read with interest the guideline recently
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Federal Budget: Coalition sticks with “world class” East-West Link
The Federal Budget delivered no major new spending for rail projects, including Inland Rail, but did maintain a $3 billion pledge for Melbourne’s discarded East-West Link tollroad project.
Despite
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No suitor for Cowra Lines renewal
NSW minister for roads, maritime and freight Duncan Gay says the government can’t find a suitable tenderer to restore and run the Cowra Lines in the state’s central west.
After appeals from local communities
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GrainCorp to spend $60m on network
GrainCorp says it can reduce rail costs by $5 a tonne by spending $60 million on site upgrades across its network.
The grain handler on Monday announced the $60 commitment as part of Project Regeneration,
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Victoria’s 17 ‘worst’ crossings named for removal
Daniel Andrews has revealed some of the Victoria’s worst level crossings, following the announcement in his 2015/16 Budget of a plan to kick-start their removal.
The Victorian premier said data on the
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