-- 根據週三提交給澳洲證券交易所的文件顯示，Aurizon Holdings（ASX：AZJ）對澳洲政府隔夜宣布的17.5億澳元投資計畫表示歡迎，該計畫旨在改善澳洲的貨運鐵路網。 該公司執行長安德魯哈丁指出，近年來極端天氣事件的增加以及軌道基礎設施的長期老化，對鐵路行業造成了不利影響。 政府表示，這筆資金將用於多項舉措，例如在鐵路網高風險易洪區域進行抗洪昇級，以及軌道更新、會讓站延伸和號誌系統改進等。 哈丁補充說，政府暫停內陸鐵路計畫的決定是審慎且符合財政責任的。
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