Industry News
WaterNSW has have chosen a site for bores that could soon supply the far west NSW city of Broken Hill.
Water funding flows north
Australia’s water industry was not missed in this week’s budget announcement.
Interest bubbles for new buyback
Irrigators in Queensland's Darling Downs are celebrating the launch of a new groundwater buyback tender.
Dry times to drive massive displacement
Experts say that as dry days increase and water supplies disappear, large part of the Middle East and North Africa will become unliveable.
Experts react to gas leak claim
Anti-CSG arguments were stoked by recent footage of a river on fire, but experts say the video is not all as it seems.
New neighbours give hint of life
A trio of Earth-like planets have been found orbiting an ‘ultracool dwarf’ star not too far from our own Sun.
Steel talks to call for Federal funds
SA's Premier and senior ministers will discuss taxpayer-funded investment in the Whyalla steelworks on Tuesday afternoon.
Roe 8's legal road lengthens
A Perth court has heard the West Australian Government’s appeal against a Supreme Court decision overturning the environmental approval for its Roe 8 project.
AirAsia fault claims surface
Australian passengers were flying on a faulty Indonesian jet for up to a year before it crash, reports this week claim.
Coroner calls for hot work standards
Queensland’s coroner has urged industries to stop outdoor work in extreme heat to prevent worker deaths.
New lights to save distracted lives
A German town is installing traffic lights on the ground to protect mobile phone users.
Photon pics reveal the invisible
Engineers have used a single atom as a camera, snapping images of nanoscale materials.
Sweet studies for new sugar fuel
Australian engineers are developing and testing new technologies in a three-year project to get fossil fuels out of the sugar industry.
Linc unlucky in UCG ban
The Queensland Government’s ban on underground coal gasification (UCG) is being felt already.
Experts see big things for e-cigs
UK experts say e-cigarettes could be of great benefit to public health.
Victoria to review end-of-life options
Victoria is setting up a parliamentary committee to look at the choices terminally ill people have.
PC backs geoblock dodging
Australian consumers should be able to go around pointless geoblocks on streaming services.
Centrelink crisis sees students left out
Possibly tens of thousands of Student Payment claims have been “auto-rejected” by Centrelink, insiders claim.
Words watched on way through brain
Researchers have mapped words as they move through the brain, to build a high-tech semantic atlas.
Bold claims at May Day rallies
There were loud assertions from unions at May Day rallies over the weekend as they pledged to maintain their various fights.
Heart risks missed by a million
Research has shown that a huge chunk of Australians at risk of heart problems are not getting proper treatment.