Newcastle port could be an 'unregulated monopolist' if oversight lifted, says ACCC

Ian Kirkwood
February 8 2019 - 10:00am
INDUSTRY VIEW: Port Waratah Coal Services, operator of Carrington Coal Terminal, is one of a number of coal companies that want regulation in the port to remain. Picture: Jonathan Carroll
INDUSTRY VIEW: Port Waratah Coal Services, operator of Carrington Coal Terminal, is one of a number of coal companies that want regulation in the port to remain. Picture: Jonathan Carroll

  TWO of Australia’s most powerful competition regulators are at odds over whether the Port of Newcastle should be able to set its own shipping charges.

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Ian Kirkwood

Ian Kirkwood

Journalist

Reporting journalist at the Newcastle Herald since 1987. Editorial writer, general reporter, industrial relations, industry and coal.

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