Industry News

A rural depression support group has increased pressure on the Tasmanian Government to declare a drought.

Victoria’s Opposition says it has a report showing toxic chemicals have been routinely washed into the Yarra River by Parks Victoria.

Australian experts have used high-tech tracking techniques to find one specific rock in outback South Australia.

A fifth case of black lung in Queensland coal workers has been confirmed, leading some to suggest there could be many more.

Authorities have marked their second week of cleaning up a toxic train spill in Queensland.

Tugboat engineers have launched strike action across the country over moves to change their employment awards.

Research has again showed the big budgetary gains to be made by cutting high end concessions.

Supermarket giants Woolworths and Coles say they will remove products containing microbeads - tiny plastic particles that can cause some serious damage.

British engineers have come up with a new design for one of the world’s most common inventions – the toilet.

The South Australian government has announced it will trial digital drivers' licences on mobile phones for tradespeople this year, and security concerns have been raised already.

The Federal Government says it will give out $128.4 million in grants to assist the telecommunications industry with the costs of meeting new data retention obligations.

Exciting research at MIT could be a new way to combat cancer.

Jobs of hundreds of workers are at risk, as a large iron ore operation is hit by funding woes.

Australia's construction industry contracted in December 2015, a weak end to the year despite a growth in apartment and house building.

Victoria Police say construction unions are using outlaw bikie gangs as “hired muscle”.

The Federal Court has dismissed SA Power Networks’ efforts to charge a tariff on homes with solar panels.

The next few weeks should see progress on an entirely new energy system for Australia.

Fossil fuel firm AWE has signed an agreement with Alinta Energy to allow the development of a gas field in the Perth basin.

The director of the Energy Initiative at the University of Queensland says this year could see the rise of nuclear energy as a way for developing nations to provide base load power and keep carbon dioxide emissions down.

A new survey suggests just half of the Australians who take out private health insurance actually understand what their policy covers.