Queensland is instituting some of the toughest fines yet for those who deliberately cough, sneeze or spit at public officials and workers.
The direction allows for fines of up to $13,345 for those who
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Council defers decision on rail trail between Armidale and Glen Innes
Armidale Regional and Glen Innes Severn councils in New England, NSW, have split on the decision to support turning a rail corridor into a bike trail.
On March 26, the Glen Innes Severn Council resolved
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Plans to re-open the Murwillumbah rail line
Rail services to Murwillumbah in New South Wales were discontinued in 2004, but now there are plans to re-open the rail line.
Byron Shire Council is moving forward with planning for a rail link connecting
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Rail in the Illawarra about to hit congestion deadline
NSW Shadow Minister for Natural Resources and Wollongong MP Paul Scully has called upon the NSW government to get to work on improving freight and passenger rail to Port Kembla.
Scully’s comments come
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ATSB on scene of fatal XPT derailment
Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) investigators are on the scene of an XPT train derailment north of Melbourne. The derailment claimed the lives of two rail employees and injured several passengers
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NSW EPA trying to put the brakes on rail freight
Draft changes to NSW environmental standards could end regional branch freight lines, warns an alliance of rail industry leaders.
The joint letter signed by freight operators, farmers, and grain growers,
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Rooty Hill station upgrades increase accessibility
Station upgrades have been completed at Rooty Hill Station, in Western Sydney.
The station, located on the Main Western Line, now has four new lifts to make each platform accessible. Family accessible
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Sydney opening caps big year for Alstom
Alstom Australia’s managing director Mark Coxon sat down with Rail Express after a whirlwind 2019, with big wins for Alstom across multiple states and sectors.
The New Year’s
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Tunnelling, trains increase costs of Sydney Metro City and Southwest
Reports have surfaced that the Sydney Metro City and Southwest will increase in cost by nearly $5 billion.
The project was initially budgeted at between $11.5bn to $12.5bn but a review by Sydney Metro,
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NSW government praised for resumption of services on Blue Mountains line
After fires forced the closure of the Blue Mountains line in late December and early January, limited services resumed between Mount Victoria and Lithgow on the evening of Monday, January 21.
Bushfires
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