Earlier this year, the Fair Work Commission determined that the minimum wage rates provided for under Modern Awards would increase by 1.75%.
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Quick-thinking truckie saves life of woman on Queensland motorway
A quick acting Linfox driver has been named as a Bridgestone Bandag Highway Guardian after saving a woman’s life on a Queensland motorway when she suffered a medical episode while driving.
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More overtaking lanes for the busy Newell Highway in NSW
The backbone of New South Wales’ freight network, the Newell Highway, is set to get 10 new overtaking lanes with $60 million in additional Australian Government funding announced as part of the recent Federal Budget.
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Peak livestock body calls for a new regulator to set heavy vehicle charges
The Australian Livestock and Rural Transporters’ Association has put forward 17 recommendations to improve the proposals in the consultation paper on Heavy Vehicle Road Reform (HVRR).
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Kenworth back on top in heavy duty sales race
After chasing early pacemaker Volvo for much of 2020, perennial heavy duty king-pin Kenworth is back on top in the 2020 sales races.
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Isuzu bolsters its sales team
Following recent budget stimulus announcements, Isuzu Australia Limited (IAL) has made the move to bolster its national sales management team.
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Toll set to sell off its Global Express business
Toll has announced its plans to offload its struggling $3.5 billion Australian courier business, Toll Global Express, following plummeting profits.
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Updates to national safety management system
Revised National Heavy Vehicle Accreditation Scheme (NHVAS) Business Rules and Standards are set to roll out from February 2021, designed to better align with modern safety systems, according to the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR).
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Dubbo bridge concerns hit fever pitch
The planned $140 million River Street Bridge across the Macquarie River has become a bone of much contention for Dubbo residents, who voiced their concerns loud and clear during a petition handover ceremony at Wiradjuri Park in Dubbo on 29 October.
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Shovel-ready NSW road projects set to receive a boost
Round 2 of the accelerated Fixing Local Roads program has opened up this week, as part of the NSW Government’s $500 million Fixing Local Roads program.
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