Industry News

There are big job cuts on the way in Western Australia's health system as federal funding dries up.

Airline loyalty and credit card reward programs could get a bit less generous under new rules in the wake of a Reserve Bank review.

A new study says drinking two or more cups of coffee a day may have significant health benefits.

The West Australian Opposition says there must be a full independent inquiry into the potential exposure of 138 Water Corporation employees to asbestos.

Tasmanian experts are back from an Arctic research project where they used a variety of robots to map sea ice.

Brazilian mining company Samarco has agreed to a $366 million damage bill after its tailings dam burst, spreading toxic waste over hundreds of kilometres, killing 10 people, and flattening entire villages.

Worksafe Victoria has launched a campaign to focus on safety issues of an under-realised workplace – the home.

The Federal Government has announced it will review the 99-year lease on the Darwin Port, but the business community says that could harm future investment.

WA Parliament is looking at legislation that would give Main Roads the power to charge tolls for heavy transport vehicles on “prescribed roads”.

The Australian Logistics Council (ALC) and the Transport Workers Union (TWU) are standing-off once more over safe rates of pay.

New stats show the rate of road deaths involving heavy rigid trucks around Australia.

NASA scientists have discovered that Pluto is still geologically-active – a finding that has shocked many of those involved in the New Horizons mission.

Progress has been made on a $1.7 billion development in western Queensland, which proponents says will see 300 to 400 natural gas wells created, along with 1600 production jobs.

New climate models have been released that predict sea levels will rise high enough to flood parts of Batemans Bay on the New South Wales south coast.

Queensland’s Maranoa council has set up a new five-star rating system to help local firms win government contracts.

Four men accused of a $1.6 million fraud in the ACT's Public Trustee office have had their first day in court.

As populations grow and the planet dries, the need for safe, potable water will only continue to expand.

The Tasmanian Government is building an on-island cloud service to hold government data and deliver services in the future.

Three in five Australians have been the target of online harassment and abuse, a landmark study has revealed.

People say ‘the Internet of Things’ a lot these days, but the concept may not actually be new.