Truck drivers are celebrating a major win over industry lobby group NatRoad in its bid to pay them less by seeking an exemption from rules in NSW setting minimum pay rates. The rules have been in place for over 30 years, bringing ...
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Aerial view of the Enfield container terminal. Aurizon has commenced its rail port shuttle from Port Botany to the Enfield intermodal facility in Sydney. The Enfield to Port Botany rail service is part of Aurizon’s investment at ...
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not oppose two separate proposals by consortia to acquire the 50-year lease of the Port of Melbourne, following careful consideration of potential cross-ownership interests and ...
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Dematic has made its first delivery of the company’s new range of automated guided vehicles (AGV) from its factory in Belrose, NSW. A major Australian beverage company is the first to receive a delivery of the Dematic AGV. The order ...
A panel of some of Australia’s most respectable experts and leaders in the food industry will present at a free networking breakfast for Young Professionals in the industry at the 49th Annual AIFST Convention. Georgie Aley, CEO of ...
The Australian Government, together with private enterprise, plan to build Australia’s largest inland container terminal at Moorebank NSW. For the past seven years the proponents of the proposal, Moorebank Intermodal Company Ltd & ...
The Crashlab in Western Sydney. NSW Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Andrew Constance and NSW Minister for Roads Duncan Gay have announced the establishment of the state’s first Smart Innovation Centre in Western Sydney ...
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Two new studies, separately released this week from Roy Morgan Research and Euromonitor International respectively, show how bottled water consumption is increasing in both Australia and the US. Over 5 million Australians drank bottled ...
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Some News South Wales hospitals will soon have soft drinks removed from all vending machines. In a first time move, the decision was made by the Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD) which operates health facilities in Wagga Wagga, ...
An Aldi supermarket located in Edgecliff, Sydney, has temporarily lost its liquor licence for selling alcohol to a minor. The supermarket received a three day suspension after NSW Police noticed in September 2015 a group of teenagers ...
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An election promise made by Premier Mike Baird, the container deposit scheme will reward the public with 10c each container they return and recycle. Similar programs were established in South Australia and the Northern Territory in the ...
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Port of Brisbane needs a dedicated freight connection, Mr Abson said. The Infrastructure Association of Queensland is supporting the State Infrastructure Plan and is urging the Palaszczuk Government to fast-track funding to support its ...
The family business behind one of Australia’s top selling exported wine brands, Yellow Tail, is establishing UK branch to market its wine across Europe. Casella Family Brands is a wine company based at Yenda in the NSW Riverina. ...
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Greg Cameron Call for an “Upper Hunter Economic Development Corporation” (Newcastle Herald Editorial, March 9) were also made 20 years ago when the region wanted to participate in the benefits of a container terminal after ...
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Against: NatRoad Australians should brace themselves for higher prices whilst owner-operator truckers are at risk of losing their livelihood ,if a new Order takes effect next month – with The National Road Transport Association ...
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