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ACCC: Port of Melbourne Right to Go
Aug 25, 2016The 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 ...
Tags: ACCC, Port of Melbourne
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Queensland's State Infrastructure Plan Is Great—If The Money Is Found
Mar 23, 2016Port 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 ...
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Queensland Government Seeking Submissions To Develop A Ten-Year Manufacturing “Roadmap”
Mar 11, 2016Food and beverage manufacturers have been invited to participate in a 10-year state government roadmap designed to boost manufacturing in Queensland. Announced by Queensland’s Natural Resources and Mines Minister Dr Anthony ...
Tags: Queensland, Manufacturing, Roadmap
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Australia's Queensland State Forecast to Receive Higher Tax Revenue From Coal Output
Dec 16, 2015Tax revenue from coal production in the Australian state of Queensland is forecast to rise to A$1.93 billion ($1.4 billion) in fiscal year 2016-2017 (July-June), based on assumptions that hard coking coal prices will average $100/mt in the ...
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Gina Rinehart Acquires Glencoe Station in New South Wales for $30m
Nov 19, 2015Australian business magnate Gina Rinehart has purchased Glencoe Station in New South Wales for $30m, to expand her Wagyu beef operation. The Station, which is a 10,000 hectare property in north of Dubbo, is situated 20km away from the ...
Tags: Gina Rinehart, beef, angus herd
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Gina Rinehart to Invest $500m in an Infant Milk Powder Joint Venture for Export to China
Nov 18, 2014Australian mining heiress Gina Rinehart has announced plans to invest $500m in an infant milk powder joint venture Hope Dairies for export to China. The move comes in advance of an expected announcement of a free-trade agreement ...
Tags: Australian, infant milk, Queensland
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Australian Mining Heiress Gina Rinehart to Invest $500m in New Infant Milk Powder Venture
Nov 17, 2014Australian mining heiress Gina Rinehart is planning to invest $500m in a new infant milk powder venture Hope Dairies. According to media reports, Rinehart is expected to sign a memorandum of understanding with Queensland Government and ...
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The Australian State's Exports of Coal Is Expected to Surpass 200m Mt for The First Time
Jun 6, 2014Queensland's government expects the Australian state's exports of seaborne-traded coking and thermal coal to surpass 200 million mt for the first time in the current fiscal year ending June 30, budget papers released by state treasurer Tim ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Coal
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U.S. Department of Labor Is Sending Experts to Help Florida Unravel Its Technological Mess
Jan 21, 2014Last week was an unusually quiet week in the land of IT-related snafus. Most of the snarls reported concerned existing tech issues that continue to fester without resolution. For example, late last week, Florida decided to pay unemployment ...
Tags: IT-related snafus, Plague Maryland, Governor Rick Scott, CAC
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The Queensland Government Netted Close to $8 Million in Revenue in Two Weeks
Oct 28, 2013The Queensland Government has reportedly netted close to $8 million in revenue in two weeks from speed-related offences following the second tightening of speeding leniency in three months. News Limited reports that 53,816 fines were ...
Tags: QLD Government, Speeding Leniency
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Hundreds of Delegates Returned to Tokyo This Year to Hash out The Debate Started Years Ago
Sep 13, 2013Hundreds of delegates from countries representing 90% of the global LNG trade returned to Tokyo this year to hash out the debate started years ago by the discovery of new North American and African gas supplies -- whether to move away from ...
Tags: Oil, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
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Telstra and Its Subcontractor Motorola Have Been Chosen to Design a New Queensland GWN
Sep 4, 2013Telstra and its subcontractor Motorola, have been chosen to design, build, operate and maintain a new Queensland government wireless network (GWN) in a deal worth $457.3 million covering a 15-year period. Telstra beat other candidates in ...
Tags: Wireless Deal, Computer Products
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The Inland Freight Rail Track Has Finally Made It Onto The Political Front Page
Aug 30, 2013After languishing in the political wilderness of disinterest for many years, the long-wished-for inland freight rail track from Melbourne to Brisbane has finally made it onto the political front page. The rail industry has welcomed ...
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'Moving Freight' Outlines Queensland's Strategy and Policy for The Freight System
Jul 5, 2013‘Moving Freight’ outlines Queensland’s ten-year strategy and policy direction for the freight system. Its objective is ‘to facilitate the efficient movement of freight.’ Its four main functions are to: ...
Tags: logistics, Moving Freight, freight
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Cotton Australia Welcomed The Queensland Government's Announcement for New Water Licenses
May 29, 2013Cotton Australia has welcomed the Queensland Government's announcement for new water licenses in north-west Queensland, which may pave the way for additional cotton-growing areas in the state. Queensland Minister for Natural Resources and ...
Tags: Cotton, Australia, Queensland, Textile