David Crisafulli has sworn to stand his ground against rules that would require data centre projects to purchase their power from new renewable energy projects.
Queensland Minister for Transport and Main Roads Brent Mickelberg said the opening delivered on a promise for a major transport project on the Gold Coast.
The long-planned Toowoomba freight terminal project at Charlton was designed to become a major intermodal logistics hub connecting regional freight to Inland Rail.
The project, jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland governments on a 50-50 basis, aims to address transport needs in one of Australia’s fastest-growing areas.
Modelling from the CSIRO shows that Inland Rail has the potential to reduce national freight transport costs by close to $213 million each year across 22 million tonnes of freight.
