New commissioner appointed to ATSB
Transport specialist appointed as a commissioner of the ATSB to boost safety standards
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Albo takes swipe at narrow-minded interests
Transport Minister Anthony Albanese accuses associations with narrow agendas of being in the past and pushing "tired policy debates"
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Pacific Highway upgrade a step closer
Work begins on another section of the Pacific Highway duplication
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Fox's black-box won't be fast-tracked
Lindsay Fox pushes black box recording in trucks, leading to claims the technology will be accelerated
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SA gets new rest stops
Work begins on rest areas in South Australia to increase road safety for truck drivers
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Govt announces new cargo security plan
PM to introduce new air cargo screening technology at airports to reduce risk of terrorist attack
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Council meets to tackle road safety
National Roads Safety Council meets for first time, as new figures show government initiative to reduce road deaths failed
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No corners cut in Barton upgrade
Multi-million dollar upgrade to dangerous section of the Barton Highway north of the ACT has been completed
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ALC draws heavy hitters for annual event
Some of the transport and logistics’ most influential people will headline this year's annual ALC forum
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New regional NSW rail line a step closer
Rudd Government announces another study into feasibility of a new rail line in regional NSW
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Dedicated truck route now open
Dedicated truck route capable of boosting productivity opens as part of major road project in northern Queensland
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Regional roads receive $8m funding boost
Regional roads in south-west Queensland receive much-needed funding boost to reseal 405km of road
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Govt takes action on SA rest areas
Work begins rest areas in South Australia to reduce heavy vehicle driver fatigue and give truckies a place to rest
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Preliminary works underway for Pacific Hwy project
Preliminary works begin in anticipation of Pacific Highway duplication to improve travel times and safety
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Take responsibility on the roads, politicians urge
Australia's transport minister and his counterpart put aside political differences to urge motorists to take care during Christmas period
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New multi-million dollar truck stop on the way
New $11.4 million project to build a trailer exchange in regional Victoria to begin next year
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Queensland gets new boom gates to improve safety
New boom gates installed at two high risk level crossings in Queensland to improve safety
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NSW and SA receive level crossing upgrades
ARTC and the Federal Government announce seven new level crossing upgrades in SA and NSW
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Contracts signed for Kempsey Pacific Hwy bypass
Way cleared for construction of Kempsey Bypass after Leighton assigned to the project
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Roads to Recovery program won't change
No plans to change Roads to Recovery program despite calls for it to be made permanent and indexed
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