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Investment in rail upgrades supports increased grain transport in Geelong

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April 19, 2024
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THE Victorian Government has invested over $181 million in the regional rail-freight network, enhancing the capacity for grain transport through Geelong’s GrainCorp export terminal.

To the moon and back, over and over, in light rail’s first five years

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April 19, 2024
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Canberra’s light rail has travelled the equivalent distance of more than 11 trips to the moon in the half a decade since it began operations.

Queensland businesses could be ‘front and centre’ of new rail line construction

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April 19, 2024
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The state government has announced its next steps and provided further details for a heavy rail line from the Sunshine Coast hinterland to the coast. […]

AFL Showdown train commuters face major disruptions as union threatens 24-hour strike

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April 19, 2024
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Train drivers are threatening a 24-hour strike which would disrupt commuters attending next month’s AFL Showdown between Port Adelaide and the Adelaide Crows, due to an […]

As Victoria’s net debt soars, the government walks a tightrope trying to balance the books

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April 19, 2024
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This Labor government has been adept at expectation management in the past, but there’s a consensus that Tim Pallas’s 10th budget, due on May 7, will be different.