Port of Newcastle container terminal bill passes through both the lower and upper house

Pictured: the Port of Newcastle at Walsh Point on the Hunter River. Picture supplied by the Port of Newcastle.

A controversial Bill that could remove a financial penalty imposed on the Port of Newcastle, which prevents it from developing a container terminal, will now pass into law.

It’s been a fast-moving week in the NSW Parliament, with the “Port of Newcastle (Extinguishment of Liability) Bill 2022“, being substantially re-written by the NSW State Government, then passed in the Lower House...

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