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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Michael Parris

Container bill passes as upper house rejects Labor amendments

Port of Newcastle chief executive Craig Carmody at the site of the proposed container terminal at Mayfield.

Port of Newcastle has criticised Labor for proposing late amendments to legislation removing restrictions on it building a container terminal, saying the changes would have killed off its plans.

Labor MPs voted with the government in the lower house on Tuesday to approve amended legislation which would allow Port of Newcastle to compensate the government for removing penalties on it developing a container port rival to Port Botany and Port Kembla.

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