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No new funds from the federal budget allocated to Victoria’s Suburban Rail Loop project

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May 15, 2024
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The Victorian budget was ultimately banking on a $11 billion contribution from the Commonwealth to deliver the project.

Anthony Albanese’s order to Melbourne Airport over clash with Victorian government

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May 15, 2024
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“Well I’d say this, the airport should get serious about actually getting things done,” Mr Albanese said on Thursday.

Federal budget funds $16 billion for road and rail projects

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May 15, 2024
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More than $16bn has been promised for road and rail infrastructure across the country over the next decade, including $4.6bn for 69 new projects.

Peak rail union says train drivers are becoming desensitised to near misses and crashes in Tasmania

Bardy Bigglesworth
May 15, 2024
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The number of near misses and incidents at level train crossings is so high Tasmanian train drivers are becoming ‘desensitised’ to it. What the union would like to see change.

Win for Melbourne’s west identifying law breaking heavy vehicles

Bardy Bigglesworth
May 15, 2024
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Dreams have come true for Maribyrnong residents who have been campaigning for truck monitoring for more than eight years, following last week’s state budget.

Aviation sector gets more than $400m in 2024 budget

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May 15, 2024
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The government will pour $302.6 million over five years, as well as $53.5 million per year ongoing, into Western Sydney Airport, plus $102 million into upgrading regional airports and remote airstrips and $7.5 million into aviation safety measures.

Labor warned of risk from Victoria’s $200b rail loop

Bardy Bigglesworth
May 15, 2024
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Infrastructure Minister Catherine King’s hand-picked review warned that Victoria’s controversial Suburban Rail Loop represented a risk to the federal government’s road and rail budget.

US Colonel has ‘utmost confidence’ in Ospreys as they land in Darwin

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May 15, 2024
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Col. Brian T. Mulvihill, the commanding officer of Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) 24.3, said he backed the tilt-rotor aircraft, which was grounded for three months after being involved in two fatal incidents last year.

Why there was no extra funding for the Suburban Rail Loop in the federal budget

Bardy Bigglesworth
May 15, 2024
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Treasurer Jim Chalmers has explained why there was no extra funding for the Suburban Rail Loop in the federal budget last night.

Exclusive: Bonza load factors averaged 70%, source claims

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May 15, 2024
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On average, Bonza’s 186-seat 737 MAX 8s were seeing more than 130 customers per flight at its Sunshine Coast, Melbourne (Tullamarine) and Gold Coast bases since commencing services in January last year, a source with knowledge of the situation told Aus…