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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Michael Parris

Ball in port's court to build container terminal

Port of Newcastle staff with the container-shaped cake which was meant to celebrate a $250 million federal funding announcement on May 6. The former government cancelled the announcement at the last minute.

Time to order another cake.

Port of Newcastle is being careful not to count its chickens before they hatch, again, but its executives and shareholders are doubtless thrilled at the prospect of legislation passing through Parliament this week to scrap penalties it has long argued are preventing it from investing in a container terminal.

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