Truckies saved from NSW laws

The coalition parties have defeated the Rudd Government’s latest attempt to impose greater union power and red-tape upon the heavy vehicle sector, the Leader of The Nationals and Shadow Transport Minister, Warren Truss, said .

Foot and mouth disease will decimate Australia’s meat trade

The leader of The Nationals, Warren Truss, has called on the Federal Government to reconsider its in-principle decision to allow live foot and mouth disease virus to be imported into Australia, a claim vigorously denied by the Minister for Agriculture, To

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Trade war threatens Australian dairy exports

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Trade Minister Simon Crean must step in immediately to protect Australia’s interests with the threat of a full-blown trade war between the European Union and the United States over dairy exports.

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Opposition claims diesel rip-off

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Leader of the Nationals and Federal Shadow Minister for Transport, Warren Truss, has written to the chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Graeme Samuel requesting an immediate investigation into the retail price of diesel.

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Copycat Kev stole our ideas: Opposition

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Almost every project in the infrastructure announcement by the Prime Minister had previously been committed to or funded by the Coalition, the Leader of The Nationals and Shadow Transport Minister, Warren Truss, said.

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The Federal Government has created uncertainty over whether Export Market Development Grant (EMDG) claims made in future years will be paid in full.

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Air traffic controllers’ strike looming on the horizon

A strike by air traffic controllers is looking increasingly likely, and airlines have indicated that they are likely to cancel services rather than allow planes to fly in airspace that may or may not be monitored by air traffic controllers.

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Promises fly at trucking convention

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Harmonised road transport laws, 500 rest stops and a new employment service were just some of the promises made at the recent Australian Trucking Convention.

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Emissions trading has become the latest non-negotiable action plan to be put in the too-hard basket, now delayed for at least six months.

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Opposition slams second Sydney airport study

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A second major airport for Sydney will be considered as part of a historic review of the nation’s aviation sector, which has received scathing comments from the opposition.

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