In the 2020-2021 budget unveiled by federal Treasurer Josh Frydenburg, the total infrastructure pipeline for the next 10 years grew to $110 billion, with a $14 billion increase this year.
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National risk-based approach to fatigue management needed: Productivity Commission
The Productivity Commission has called for the final inconsistencies in the national approach to rail regulation to be removed to improve competitiveness in the sector and increase safety.
The recommendations
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Budget should target new projects and upgrades: ARA
New projects and upgrades to existing technology should be considered for funding as part of the federal budget, CEO of the Australasian Railway Association (ARA) Caroline Wilkie has said.
With the budget
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Captured by value: Finding the funding for faster rail
To make fast and high speed rail possible in Australia, governments are looking for new methods of funding.
In the mid 1990s, the CSIRO was looking to sell its defunct McMaster Farm. The
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Preparing for the growth ahead: Finding a new generation of rail workers
CEO of the ARA Caroline Wilkie writes that a generation of young people looking for opportunities have the talents to fill rail’s skills gap.
In a year that has been more about preserving
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First section of Inland Rail complete
The first section of Inland Rail, linking Parkes and Narromine in the NSW Central West, has been completed.
A ceremonial opening of the line was held today, September 15, at Peak Hill, where the first
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Celebrating diversity key to unlocking talent
Recognising leadership and growth in the rail sector, the finalists for the 2020 Women in Industry Awards are celebrating the rail sector’s diversity.
The headline figure from the
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AusRAIL Live & On Demand program launched
The AusRAIL Live & On Demand program is now live, with new streams, international keynotes and a wide range of Australian and New Zealand industry leaders to form part of the expanded, three-day event.
Australasian
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Build trains locally and create thousands of jobs: Weld Australia
There is the potential for thousands of jobs to be created in Australia and to support the country’s economic recovery from COVID-19 if more trains were built locally, according to CEO of Weld Australia,
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Berejiklian criticised for NSW train manufacturing comments
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has been criticised for comments that local manufacturers of rollingstock are not up to scratch.
On Wednesday, August 26, Berejiklian said at a media conference, “Australia
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