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Esperance pleads guilty to lesser charges
The Esperance Port Authority pleaded guilty in the Kalgoorlie Magistrates Court yesterday to lead and nickel contamination charges after criminal negligence charges against it were dropped.
Union rejects Queensland Rail sell-off
The Rail Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) has hit out at a Queensland Government plan to sell Queensland Rail. (QR)
Statistical myth: ocean freight not 90% of trade
Lloyd's Marine Intelligence Unit (LMIU) has debunked long-held theories that 90% of the world's cargo is carried by sea.
Cash injection tipped for Tasmanian rail as Pacific National stand-off continues
The Tasmanian Government looks set to inject more cash into the state's ailing rail infrastructure in tomorrow's Budget as it attempts to avoid being dragged into full ownership of the system.
Australia spending less on mineral, petroleum exploration
Mineral and petroleum exploration expenditure fell significantly in the first quarter with large declines in Western Australia and South Australia, the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures showed.
BHP slashes coking coal price by 58%
BHP Billiton cut the price of its coking coal by 58% yesterday in the wake of a marked fall in demand since the mining bubble burst late last year.
WestNet moves grain haulage to road after budgets ignore rail upgrade
Western Australia's grain industry is preparing to move its freight task from rail to road because of a lack of support from the state and federal governments.
Australian Q1 mining earnings dive 18%
While energy and mineral resources poured $38.7bn into the Australian economy in the March quarter, it represented an 18% slide compared with the last quarter of 2008.
Vale agrees to almost halving its iron ore price
Brazilian miner Vale has slashed 2009 benchmark iron ore prices by more than 48% for Japanese and South Korean steelmakers.
$40m softener tipped for exporters facing AQIS fee
The Federal Government was looking to provide $40m to cushion the blow of the withdrawal of a quarantine fee subsidy for exporters, a source close to the government said today.
