The Australian Transport Council, comprised of Australian and New Zealand transport ministers, has issued a statement on where it sees road charges, safety and other transport issues heading in the next ten years.

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The Australian Trucking Association has welcomed the government’s tax policy statement – with some reservations.

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The Australasian Railway Association (ARA) has welcomed the ‘Final Report – Australia’s Future Tax System’ (the Henry Review) and the Federal Government’s commitment to make infrastructure spending a permanent feature of state and Commonwealth budgets.

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Victoria to ban trucks from the fast lane

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Trucks will be banned from the right hand lane on multi-lane freeways in Victoria as part of a Victorian Government plan to improve safety and encourage better road sharing across the state.

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Safety In Action to discuss new laws

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The new occupational health and safety laws unveiled just before Christmas are likely to see a fresh influx of visitors to Victoria’s largest workplace safety event, Safety In Action and Melbourne Materials Handling, this April.

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Loopholes in the EU security rules governing air cargo flying in passenger aircraft could remain for another two years despite the introduction of revised rules intended to tighten security and close the loopholes.

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Any electronic monitoring program (telematics) for the trucking industry must be voluntary and focus on compliance rather than enforcement, according to the Australian Trucking Association (ATA).

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Future fuel security for Australia is a critical issue that must be addressed by informed government policy, according to transport gas industry experts.

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For the seventh month running, Sydney Ports’ trade has hit record monthly highs, reaching over 153,400 containers (or TEU) in April 2010, but as yet there is no resolution to the congestion issues – at the port and elsewhere in Sydney.

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More flights, greater competition and increased trade are expected between Australia and Papua New Guinea following the negotiation of a new air services agreement.

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