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January 24, 2023 | Australia/NZ

IRJ projects to watch in 2023 - Australia and New Zealand

IRJ’s editorial team profiles the rail projects to watch in Australia and New Zealand over the next 12 months.

April 27, 2022 | Infrastructure

Murray Basin Rail improvements contract awarded

More than 57,000 sleepers have been replaced and 30,000 tonnes of ballast installed on 109km of network.

February 18, 2021 | Infrastructure

Work resumes on revised Murray Basin project

The Australian federal government stumped up $A 200.2m to enable work to resume.

December 31, 2020 | Financial

Troubled Murray Basin project secures extra funds

AUSTRALIA’s federal government has committed an extra $A 200.2m ($US 152.2m) to Victoria’s troubled Murray Basin project, taking the total federal government investment to more than $A 440m.

October 23, 2020 | Infrastructure

Victoria unveils $A 243m plan to rescue Murray Basin freight project

THE government of Victoria, Australia, has released a new business plan to rescue the troubled Murray Basin project, which stalled last year after its entire $A 440m ($US 314.64m) budget was spent before completion.

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