The Victorian government’s preferred route for Melbourne Airport’s rail link through the city’s western suburbs has been approved by the federal government.
The so-called Sunshine alignment (previously
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Congestion debate: Expert blames Morrison for mess of his own making
A former senior immigration official has criticised the federal government’s mooted plan to curb permanent migration numbers, saying such a move would have a minimal impact on city congestion.
During
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‘The trains are full’: Morrison moots migration intake meddling
Prime minister Scott Morrison has realised the fears of leading economist Chris Richardson by signalling his government will consider cutting Australia’s migration intake, citing growing community frustration
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Filling the gap: overcoming the rail industry skills shortage
The challenge of addressing the rail industry’s skills gap were a topic of discussion at a recent Australian Industry Standards (AIS) forum in September.
Federal and state governments across Australia
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Labor commits to more car parking at Leppington Station
The federal Labor opposition has promised to extend its planned project of station car park expansions to Leppington Station in south-west Sydney, partnering up with the NSW Labor state opposition to deliver
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Roundtable on rail suicide prevention held in Queensland
The TrackSAFE Foundation and Lifeline Australia hosted a Rail Suicide Prevention Roundtable for Queensland this week, attended by state transport minister Mark Bailey and Ivan Frkovic, the Queensland Mental
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Two Metronet projects granted priority status by Infrastructure Australia
Two of Western Australia’s Metronet project, the Thornlie-Cockburn Link and the Yanchep Rail Extension, have been granted priority status by Infrastructure Australia (IA).
IA has placed the two projects
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Hamilton to Auckland passenger rail service to be considered by councils
A passenger service between Hamilton and Auckland may be up and running by 2020, after Waikato Regional Transport Committee last week voted unanimously to include the proposed service in its local land
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ACCC gives the go-ahead for Vossloh purchase of Austrak
Australia’s competition watchdog, the ACCC, has announced that it will not oppose rail track component manufacturer Vossloh Australia’s proposed acquisition of Austrak.
Vossloh signed a contract in
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Andrews promises more VLocity trains for regional lines
The Victorian Labor government has committed to ordering 54 new VLocity carriages to the value of $340 million for the Geelong and Ballarat lines if re-elected in next week’s state election.
The 18 new
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