Oliver Probert

Views expressed here are my own.

[Oliver Probert @OliverProbert]

@hughstephens @userlastname Gamers make up a huge and growing market but currently a minority of gamers follow esports. This could grow rapidly. Esports orgs are also just working out effective monetisation strats. The risk is the chance it's just not going to get much more popular

[Oliver Probert @OliverProbert]

@hughstephens @userlastname An esports org would fund/sponsor teams across multiple games and platforms. Cloud9 in this example has dozens of teams and hundreds of players (and millions of fans)

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WA’s McGowan Government has named three potential suppliers to deliver new trains to Perth’s passenger rail network, with at least 50% of the manufacturing to take place locally.

https://t.co/kj1p6PiNEs

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.@AlanTudgeMP is Australia's new minister for congestion busting.

https://t.co/ln7zmhGVPE

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Voters in south-east Melbourne will choose between one plan labelled 'half-baked', and another described as 'undercooked'. But which is more appetising?

https://t.co/WvcIk0PpVi

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A $50 billion, underground, 90-kilometre ring of passenger #rail around #Melbourne is the big, bold announcement upon which @DanielAndrewsMP will build his 2018 election campaign.

https://t.co/J7KNx7UbG4

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.@TransportforNSW says thousands of passengers still made it to major events over the weekend, despite a pair of incidents causing delays across the Sydney Trains network.

https://t.co/7CvHgpLiME

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.@AnnastaciaMP and @jackietrad have detailed plans to redevelop the precinct around the Gabba as part of the @CrossRiverRail project.

https://t.co/ATkL9Rgvar

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VIDEO: The alignment of the new Avon River rail bridge in Stratford, Victoria, has been unveiled, presenting the local community an opportunity to voice their ideas about the project.

https://t.co/AhaWx4eSCM

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In an effort to quell some of the swelling community concerns about the potential disruptiveness of the planned Parramatta light rail project, the NSW Government has given a guarantee that construction will not commence until at least 2020.

https://t.co/bXSvh42Mxl

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Solid results for @downergroup's transport and rail divisions have driven a 7% growth in underlying net profit in FY18, and the company is forecasting significant growth over the next 12 months.

https://t.co/wAVVklKxZz

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The NSW Government is calling for an end to reckless behaviour after incidents of train surfing more than doubled on the Sydney network in 2017.

https://t.co/qBMUB43vzP

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The ARA, RISSB, ONRSR and TrackSAFE were all represented at a Rail Safety Week meeting this week with @M_McCormackMP and @PaulFletcherMP

https://t.co/OCfr9gcLwv

@AustRail @TrackSAFE @TheRISSB @ONRSRAustralia

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.@Bombardier Transportation has named a new managing director for Australia, as part of its transformation program.

https://t.co/3RRYieJaP6

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Rail operator @Aurizon_ says its drivers still see high levels of reckless behaviour from motorists around level crossings, despite continued awareness campaigns. https://t.co/rsbsh7IXxc

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A reference group focused on providing advice on accessibility issues for Perth’s Metronet project is to be formed in the coming months, with individuals and groups now being sought as nominees for membership. https://t.co/qa6yHZMiyP
@metronetperth

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Coal junior Bounty Mining says a $2 million rail capacity upgrade at Cook Colliery in Queensland’s Bowen Basin has reduced operating costs by at least $5 a tonne. https://t.co/mCWsGE2sZW

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Leader of @The_Nationals Michael McCormack says Inland Rail will get done under the Coalition's equity funding model

https://t.co/PVDiPHVwOD

@M_McCormackMP

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The Federal Court has ordered Aurizon to keep its Queensland Intermodal business operating while the Court hears allegations of anti-competitive behaviour by Aurizon and Pacific National. https://t.co/Zf2n1pai28

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Australian steelmaker @BlueScopeAus has delivered its largest profit since 2005 and outlined billion-dollar plans to expand its United States operations. https://t.co/CHT6tKbNBy