QUEENSLAND Rail

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Name: QUEENSLAND Rail
First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

Feedback figures in for Brisbane bus review

australia brisbane budget bus buses busnsw coach government gst melbourne nsw public transport queensland rail sydney tax translink transport victoria volvo ... [Published Australasian Bus and Coach - 1 hour ago]
First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 1 reports

M'boro man fined $800 after car was smashed by train

A MARYBOROUGH man whose car was smashed by a freight train after he stopped to relieve himself on the side of the Bruce Hwy has been fined $800.Hayden Vincent Benatar Cockburn, 24, on Wednesday pleaded guilty in the Maryborough Magistrates Court to driving ... [Published Fraser Coast Chronicle - 13 hours ago]
First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Dale Owens jailed for stabbing man who 'bullied him at work'

Forensic officers inspect the area where Dale Frances Owens stabbed workmate James Costello in July 2011. The two worked for Queensland Rail and were in Mackay for a job, staying at the Northview Motel, where the attack occurred.JAMES Costello thought ... [Published Daily Mercury News - May 20 2013]
First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Rail site windfall attracts council

TOWNSVILLE City Council could receive a multimillion-dollar pay day if it proceeds with plans to redevelop the North Yards former rail workshops in the CBD.Most councillors, including Mayor Jenny Hill, and representatives from the development industry ... [Published Townsville Bulletin - May 20 2013]
First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

QR How Far Can You See Ahead

There continues to be a lot of uncertainty for all members who work for Queensland Rail at present.  The uncertainty is a direct result of the changes that the State Government has made to the security of your employment in the past month, when it legislated ... [Published Australian Services Union - May 20 2013]
First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Plan for disrupted rail trip

QUEENSLAND Rail is encouraging customers to plan ahead for any train travel on the Caboolture and Sunshine Coast lines ahead of important maintenance work over the June long weekend.Acting CEO Jim Benstead said to minimise disruption across the rail network, ... [Published Sunshine Coast Daily - May 19 2013]
First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 2 reports

Just two minutes to save man on train tracks

A trainee nurse who jumped on to train tracks to save a man who had fallen thought she had six minutes until the next train arrived, when in fact she had only two.Kay Seymour was waiting for her train to TAFE at Wooloowin station on Thursday morning when ... [Published Sydney Morning Herald - May 10 2013]
First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 2 reports

More investigations needed on fast train in central Qld

FURTHER investigations are needed on a proposed new rail service in the state's central region, Queensland Rail says.Capricorn Enterprise has suggested a new rail service from Rockhampton to Bundaberg, to ease shortages of labour and housing in Glads ... [Published Gladstone Observer - May 10 2013]
First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 5 reports

CCTV Catches Nurse Pulling Man From Rail Track

An elderly man has been rescued by a quick-thinking trainee nurse after falling onto the tracks at a railway station in Australia.CCTV footage filmed the man stumbling off the platform at Wooloowin station in Brisbane, minutes before a train was due to ... [Published Sky News - May 09 2013]
First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 2 reports

Fix online booking and Coast bus service, council tells QR

THE council has stepped up the pressure on Queensland Rail to address an issue regarding online bookings and the transfer bus service from Maryborough West to Hervey Bay, which could be costing the region dearly in missed tourism dollars.Due to the limited ... [Published Fraser Coast Chronicle - May 07 2013]
First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 3 reports

Commission of Audit: the reaction

Interested parties give their take on the government's response to the Commission of Audit report. ?All of these measures that have been happening over the last 12 months have been about setting this up, to make Queensland look worse than it is,? shadow ... [Published Brisbane Times - Apr 30 2013]
First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 4 reports

Asset sales will be put to vote in Qld

QUEENSLANDERS will have the final say on whether major state assets should be sold or leased, but they won't get to vote on outsourcing of services. The state government will adopt 75 per cent of the 155 recommendations in the Commission of Audit report ... [Published Adelaide Now - Apr 30 2013]

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"Decisions around coalmine closures or expansions are likely to be more sensitive to the outlook for coal prices" the report stated
A witness heard Mr Costello moaning on the ground, while Owens was sitting in the garden saying "I told him. I told him I would do it" , the court heard
"That's why the (proposal) for North Yards has probably had more involvement from the local development industry."

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Feedback figures in for Brisbane bus review [Published Australasian Bus and Coach - 1 hour ago]
M'boro man fined $800 after car was smashed by ... [Published Fraser Coast Chronicle - 13 hours ago]
Thin margins, job losses: Coal sector troubles [Published Australian Mining - May 21 2013]
Dale Owens jailed for stabbing man who 'bullied... [Published Daily Mercury News - May 20 2013]
Rail site windfall attracts council [Published Townsville Bulletin - May 20 2013]
Taxes blamed for trouble at coalface [Published Newcastle Herald - May 20 2013]
QR How Far Can You See Ahead [Published Australian Services Union - May 20 2013]
Ravenshoe steam railway on track to former glory [Published Cairns Post - May 19 2013]
Plan for disrupted rail trip [Published Sunshine Coast Daily - May 19 2013]
THE DISTILLERY: Virgin curveball [Published Business Spectator - May 16 2013]
On cloud one [Published ASAPP - May 16 2013]
Train on-time highs remain [Published MySunshineCoast - May 15 2013]
Buses snubbed in costly Parramatta transport pr... [Published Australasian Bus and Coach - May 14 2013]
Kay Seymour, Student Nurse, Rescues Man From Tr... [Published Huffington Post - May 13 2013]
Explosive demolition fails to fell Aussie building [Published ConstructionWeekOnline.com - May 13 2013]
Aurizon restructure looms [Published WA Today - May 13 2013]
Aurizon in talks to sell stake [Published My Resources - May 13 2013]
Amazing moment a nurse jumps onto live railway ... [Published Mail Online UK - May 13 2013]
Rail Passenger Transport in Australia Industry ... [Published Zecco - May 13 2013]
Aurizon mulls network stake sale [Published Brisbane Times - May 13 2013]
Aurizon in talks to sell large stake [Published TheBull.com.au - May 13 2013]
Aurizon in talks to sell large stake [Published Trading Room - May 13 2013]
Explosion fails to demolish disused silo [Published MSN New Zealand - May 13 2013]
Public transport in 'death spiral' in SEQ, says... [Published Central Queensland News - May 13 2013]
Coast commute derailed by crash [Published Perth Now - May 12 2013]
PM talks up Wanganui [Published Wanganui Chronicle - May 12 2013]
Approval of passenger rail operations in Queens... [Published Steel Guru - May 11 2013]
Brisbane nurse saves man who fell onto railway ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 10 2013]
Crashes slow down afternoon traffic [Published Brisbane Courier-Mail - May 10 2013]
Shocking ‘near-miss’ as person jumps in front o... [Published Herald Sun - May 10 2013]
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Banks, industry policy and too big to fail [Published Core Economics - Nov 25 2012]
The recent economic problems in the US and Europe have re-opened discussion of the role of banks within our economy, and particularly on the issue of whether they enjoy implicit government support. The shorthand for the issue is usually expressed in ...
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