Transport
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Wharfies vote to launch rolling industrial action
First 5000 | March 15, 2019Workers at container terminals run by Australia’s largest stevedore have voted overwhelming in support of taking rolling industrial action, including strikes and indefinite work bans, with actions to commence from next Friday.
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European Union mandates safety technology for cars, vans, trucks and buses
First 5000 | February 23, 2019Seeing Machines, the advanced computer vision technology company headquartered in Australia that designs AI-powered operator monitoring systems to improve transport safety, has welcomed the outcome of the European Parliament’s Internal Market Committee where a set of rules were approved to advance safety for all road users in the European Union.
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Seafarers demand Morrison Government act to save Australian shipping industry
First 5000 | February 11, 2019A campaign demanding the Morrison Government take action to save Australia’s coastal shipping industry will kick off today, with television advertisements highlighting the plight of the nation’s last iron ore vessels, which were axed by BHP last month.
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Electric vehicles: they’re multiplying – it’s electrifying
First 5000 | January 25, 2019The NSW Government will invest millions in fast charging points for electric vehicles, trial electric bus services and commit to more electric and hybrid government vehicles as part of the ongoing transition towards cleaner transport options.
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Fast rail network to transform NSW
First 5000 | December 4, 2018The NSW Government will start work on a fast rail network in the next term of government, linking regional centres to each other and Sydney, significantly slashing travel times across the State.
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Driverless vehicle experts get hands on experience
Jim Plouffe | November 18, 2018Attendees at the 3rd International Driverless Vehicle Summit in Adelaide have witnessed live deployments of autonomous vehicles. South Australia is the only state in Australia with six deployments of different driverless uses, including buses, pods and cars.
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Office of future transport technologies revealed
First 5000 | October 8, 2018The Australian Government is establishing an Office of Future Transport Technologies to help prepare for the pending arrival of automated vehicles and other transport innovations.
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Fast vehicle charging gets a boost
First 5000 | August 19, 2018A Springfield business has designed a project to optimise ultrafast electric vehicle charging on Queensland’s ‘electric superhighway’.
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Queensland mechanical firm looks to break into China
First 5000 | August 9, 2018An innovative Clontarf mechanical firm is changing the way transport industries test wheel brakes with a wireless system that’s already being used throughout Australia and may soon make its way to China.
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Safer driving saves fuel as well as lives
First 5000 | August 9, 2018Driving to and from work, and while at work itself, is one of the most dangerous and expensive things we do each day. View traffic as an exercise in co-operation, rather than competition, and you’re already half way there.
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METRONET industry briefing showcases opportunities in W.A.
First 5000 | July 19, 2018The Federal and Western Australian Governments are getting on with the job of building WA’s integrated transport plan, METRONET, with the local construction industry being briefed on the first major package of works.
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Driverless shuttle serves Australia’s first innovation district
Andrew Spence | July 10, 2018A driverless electric shuttle linking Australia’s first innovation district with nearby public transport stops has launched in Adelaide.
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Victoria tightens rules to protect driving contractors
First 5000 | July 5, 2018Victorian firms subcontracting transport to owner drivers or forestry contractors – including drivers using digital freight and delivery platforms – are being warned to adhere to new worker protection measures.
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New road blocking charge to cut Yarra congestion
First 5000 | May 30, 2018Developers and private companies will be charged for blocking traffic lanes under a new trial aimed at cutting inner city congestion and boosting traffic flow in Yarra in Victoria. If the trial is successful, the charges could be adopted elsewhere in Victoria and across the nation.