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Two weeks from the state election, the Barnett Government is yet to submit its full business case or receive any of the promised Commonwealth funding for its priority road project, the $1.9-billion Perth Freight Link.
Topics: elections, road-transport, urban-development-and-planning, fremantle-6160, melville-6156, beeliar-6164
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Normanton butcher Calvin Gallagher says a 'one size fits all' policy to close state-operated roads at 300mm is hurting local businesses.
Topics: road-transport, floods
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Topics: road-transport, road, floods, normanton-4890
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Mining giant Glencore confirms more freight will be on the road in north Queensland after rail company Aurizon lost its contract.
Topics: rail-transport, road-transport, mining-rural, mining-industry, mount-isa-4825, hughenden-4821, townsville-4810, richmond-4822
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The Opposition demands to know what led to an error that has caused construction on the Western Highway duplication in the state's west to halt.
Topics: road-transport, environmental-impact, environmental-management, aboriginal, ballarat-3350, buangor-3375, ararat-3377
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| UpdatedThirty-two homes and businesses will be demolished as part of the level crossing removal program on the Frankston train line in Melbourne's south-east.
Topics: state-parliament, parliament, road-transport, community-and-society, cheltenham-3192, mentone-3194, vic, melbourne-3000
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WA's peak road transport industry body says supply routes are crumbling after years of neglect, with recent flooding events exacerbating the issue.
Topics: road-transport, floods, storm-disaster, storm-event, ravensthorpe-6346, jerdacuttup-6346, albany-6330, kalgoorlie-6430, broome-6725, geraldton-6530, esperance-6450, halls-creek-6770, bunbury-6230
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Taxi drivers have taken to Melbourne's Tullamarine Freeway and Bolte Bridge as part of their on-going protest against deregulation of the industry.
Topics: government-and-politics, community-and-society, road-transport, melbourne-3000
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| UpdatedThe final investment decision is looming for the company which plans to build a $1.9 billion prawn farm near Kununurra.
Topics: rural, environmental-management, trade, road-transport, fishing-aquaculture, kununurra-6743
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| UpdatedRoad Trains of Australia says business is slow, with just 10 out of its 32 drivers in action at the moment.
Topics: livestock, beef-cattle, road-transport, noonamah-0837
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| UpdatedTrucking organisations express frustration at missing a Transport Workers Union safety forum, and call for better cooperation on driver conditions.
Topics: unions, occupational-health-and-safety, road-transport, sa, australia
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Motorists are paying Transurban more than a billion dollars every six months in road tolls, up 11 per cent in just a year.
Topics: road-transport, company-news, australia
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Northern Territory consumers may be forced to pay an extra levy for each taxi or Uber ride they take if recommendations proposed by a leaked report are implemented by the Government.
Topics: road-transport, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, nt, darwin-0800
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| UpdatedSA's Opposition wants to overhaul Adelaide's freight network by creating a new road and rail bypass of the city and building a 24-hour airport at Monarto.
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| UpdatedQueensland's taxi industry is building a multi-million-dollar fund ahead of the state election to fight ride-sharing services like Uber.
Topics: road-transport, activism-and-lobbying, elections, government-and-politics, laws, law-crime-and-justice, qld, brisbane-4000
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| UpdatedPost-TPP, Australian miners and service providers hope US President Donald Trump will get through another pledge — his massive infrastructure spend.
Topics: mining-rural, road-transport, rail-transport, international-aid-and-trade, trade, mining-industry, perth-6000, united-states
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The condition of 1,500 bridge structures across South Australia will be reviewed following structural problems with a tram overpass forcing the partial closure of South Road last week.
Topics: states-and-territories, government-and-politics, road-transport, community-and-society, adelaide-5000, glandore-5037, sa
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| UpdatedAdelaide's South Road is open again to road traffic this morning but traffic management staff will be stationed at the tram overpass to help cyclists and pedestrians find safe crossing points.
Topics: states-and-territories, government-and-politics, road-transport, community-and-society, adelaide-5000, glandore-5037, sa
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| UpdatedAdelaide's main arterial route, South Road, is reopened to traffic, five days after a damaged tram overpass forced the closure of a 1.6-kilometre section used by up to 45,000 drivers a day.
Topics: states-and-territories, government-and-politics, road-transport, community-and-society, adelaide-5000, sa, glandore-5037
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| UpdatedAdelaide's main arterial route is set to remain closed for at least another day but in the meantime, one plucky pair take advantage of the situation by turning the strip into their own private tennis court.
Topics: states-and-territories, government-and-politics, road-transport, community-and-society, adelaide-5000, sa, glandore-5037