Industry News

North Queensland communities are eagerly awaiting the outcome of a water allocation increase.

Livestock producers and rural families say “unprecedented” water shortages will hurt Australia's lamb and beef supply.

Regulators in the UK have approved genetic experiments on human embryos – the latest step in better understanding and controlling reproduction.

There has been another spill at the Samarco mine in Brazil, just three months after the disaster that killed 17 people and caused widespread environmental devastation.

The Federal Government wants the contract for the controversial Roe 8 project signed before WA’s next election, despite it still lacking proper environmental approval.

The Coalition’s centrepiece industrial relations bill will be introduced in Parliament today, and has already kicked off a furore.

An investigation has found that WA’s Water Corporation failed on multiple occasions to identify asbestos dangers and inform staff and contractors.

BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto are taking hits amid the ongoing commodities crunch.

ACT construction company Canberra Contractors has received over $80,000 in fines after the death of a worker in 2011.

Medical experts are calling for more air-pollution monitoring near Queensland mines.

Leaked documents suggest Clive Palmer could face a clean-up bill of over one billion dollars for his Queensland nickel refinery.

The Health Minister has asked private health insurers for information on possible premium increases for 2016, in an attempt to ensure consumers get the best deal.

An innovative, Australian-designed, light-weight splint to immobilise broken limbs will soon be available nationwide.

The AMA says Federal funding cuts are making it harder for hospitals to meet growing patient demand and to reach significant performance goals.

A new design for a turbine featuring blades over 200 metres long could see the birth of 50-megawatt (MW) offshore windmills.

NASA has put together a team to develop the next generation of modem, based on a technology that itself is brand new.

Controversial ‘call-in powers’ have been used to approve the development of a solar farm in the ACT.

One site has been ruled out as the Federal Government searches for a location for its nuclear waste dump.

Designs for a new form of high-speed, low-energy transport are steaming ahead.

An Australian researcher says disabled students are being misdiagnosed for school funding purposes.