South Australia’s Port Augusta has undergone a $500,000 upgrade to strengthen its biosecurity measures.
An additional X-ray irradiator has been installed at the site in an attempt to improve the sterilisation
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Queensland opens EOI to develop new sugar product
Sugar mills are being encouraged to help develop a new sugarcane-based product that has almost zero calories.
The product, known as PlantZap, is a sugarcane extract developed by scientists at the Queensland
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Two thirds of QLD in drought, agricultural production hit
Almost two thirds of Queensland are now drought declared after a significant lack of rainfall across central, southern and south east Queensland.
Minister for Agricultural Industry Development Mark Furner
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Queensland Government approves coal mine expansion
An expansion to the Cameby Downs coal mine in Queensland has been approved, and is set to increase production and extend the lifespan at the site.
The open cut mine has been producing thermal coal for
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Mt Isa freight line to reopen following floods
One of Queensland’s most important freight routes, the Mt Isa rail line, is expected to reopen on April 29 after sustaining damage from heavy flooding.
More than 400 Queensland Rail staff and contractors
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EOI open to deliver Gowrie to Kagaru section of Inland Rail
Expressions of Interest (EOI) are now open to design, build, finance and maintain the section of Inland Rail from Gowrie and Kagaru in Queensland.
The section is the most technically complex of the Inland
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Mining operations return to normal after cyclones
Rio Tinto has reopened all of the operations in Western Australia and Queensland that were temporarily closed in anticipation of the cyclones on both sides of the country.
In Western Australia, the company
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Rio Tinto suspends Pilbara operations due to cyclone
Rio Tinto has temporarily halted rail operations and mining at the Robe Valley project in the Pilbara in response to Cyclone Veronica.
The company also cleared ships from its Cape Lambert and Dampier ports
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Queensland releases 10-year freight strategy
The Queensland Government has released its 10-year vision for the state’s freight industry, which provides a framework to address challenges in the sector.
Five key goals are outlined in the Queensland
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Rio Tinto’s $2.6B Amrun bauxite mine opens
Rio Tinto’s $2.6 billion Amrun bauxite mine has been officially opened and is set to support hundreds of jobs and inject millions into the local economy.
Located in Weipa on the Cape York Peninsula,
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