to move:

That this House:

(1)

notes the importance of rail in meeting the nation’s transport task into the future; and

(2)

is of the view that:

(a)

as a nation we remain focused on transferring more freight off road and onto rail—particularly on Australia’s east coast corridor;

(b)

we continue to develop an efficient, integrated system, which reflects the necessity for inter-model links; and

(c)

strong competition on the freight rail network is encouraged and that competition between different transport industries is maintained.