The TWU says transport workers will receive better standards after a federal minister’s commitment last week
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Court decision spurs casual work definition plea
Federal Court finds some casual workers entitled to paid leave
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Melting road probe deadline set back a month
TMR hopes for swift answer on liquefying surface hit speed bump
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Hunt continues for Qld melting roads cause
Specialist equipment used to stabilise surface on affected routes
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Value capture to start sharing road tax load
Federal Government says taxpayers have to get more bang for their buck from the beneficiaries of new roads and rail lines
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Value capture to end infrastructure free rides
Big landholders clean up big-time when a major transport project goes in near them, but now they might have to pay their way, like the trucking industry
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Submissions open into grain transport review
Submissions called for into NSW Grain Freight Review, which will look at ways to improve the State's grain transport network
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Albanese given shadow infrastructure and transport portfolio
Anthony Albanese given responsibility for infrastructure and transport on Opposition Leader Bill Shorten's front bench
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Synthetic can help fuel transport future: scientist
The future of freight transport fuel will reside in several sources and electricity by itself may not carry the full load for a very long time, a leading Australian scientist has predicted.
Speaking at a Business Spectator webinar on synthetic fuels and gas-to-liquids (GTL) technology today, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) research scientist Dr Nick Burke says they will be part of a mix that will include oil and that diesel engines can be expected to rule freight transport for many years to come.
“This isn’t a golden bullet, this particular technology,” he says of the synthetic option that he and colleague Dr Valerie Sage have been working on.
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Speaking at a Business Spectator webinar on synthetic fuels and gas-to-liquids (GTL) technology today, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) research scientist Dr Nick Burke says they will be part of a mix that will include oil and that diesel engines can be expected to rule freight transport for many years to come.
“This isn’t a golden bullet, this particular technology,” he says of the synthetic option that he and colleague Dr Valerie Sage have been working on.
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Carbon tax warning, but govt committee thinks otherwise
Carbon tax on trucking to have detrimental effect, according to Coalition-dominated committee, which claims jobs and businesses will not survive
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