Industry News
Engineers in the US have developed a self-healing, super-strong polymer made from the rings of a squid.
GovHack prize for Indigenous tracking app
A high-tech approach to presenting important Indigenous issues has won a national award as part of GovHack 2015.
NBN halfway mark hailed in Hobart
The Communications Department is celebrating the half-completion of the NBN rollout in one Australian city.
AMA calls time on skull-cracking sports
The Australian Medical Association (AMA) wants combat sports banned at the Olympic and Commonwealth Games.
Four people warned over hospital record rig
Four staff members at Adelaide’s Lyell McEwin Hospital have been “counselled” after removing a radiologist's comments from a patient's medical record.
Morcombes make it easier to keep kids safe
Child safety campaigners Bruce and Denise Morcombe have launched a mobile phone app to help parents track their children.
Teo joins Senator's medical complaints call
A top neurosurgeon has added his name to Senator Nick Xenophon's call for a Senate inquiry into the medical complaints process.
Big wigs meet on BlueScope sacking
Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane is meeting to discuss 500 jobs hanging in the balance at BlueScope Steel's Port Kembla plant.
Survey suggests FIFO workers not suffering
A survey by the Queensland Resources Council (QRC) says majority of fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) staff are satisfied with their lifestyle.
Phone calls show the weight of union heavies
The trade union corruption inquiry has heard secretly-recorded phone calls that allegedly reveal thuggery and workplace manipulation in action.
Bold coal claims in black rock ads
The Minerals Council of Australia has launched its ‘Little Black Rock’ [http://littleblackrock.com.au/#home]advertising campaign to plug the benefits of the coal industry.
Cloud-chasing tech to cut solar costs
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is funding a high-tech method that could bring down the price of solar energy.
Sims says all would benefit from Harper changes
The head of Australia’s competition watchdog has backed big reforms from a recent review.
Pay deal to get Gorgon going again
Future strikes could be averted at the Gorgon liquefied natural gas project on Barrow Island off WA, with reports that unions have reached an agreement with the employer.
SA study plots state's bulging bodies
Nearly a third of South Australians will be not just fat, but obese by 2019.
Blighty's bid for big new breeze
Approval has been granted for what will be England’s largest onshore wind farm.
Sea-bot to strike at Reef scourge
A new robot is helping humans address serious issues in nature.
Study ties Type 2 to brain bundles
Australian researchers say they have spotted a strong link between diabetes and Alzheimer’s.
Union says NT schools forced to be direct
The Australian Education Union says teachers on the Northern Territory’s Elcho Island are being strong-armed into adopting “direct instruction”.
Queensland students score low in key area
Research by the University of New Sales Wales indicates first-year university students from Queensland lag well behind those from other states on maths and physics.
Gaps exposed on Equal Pay Day
Today is Equal Pay Day - marking the 65 extra days from the start of the financial year on 1 July that women must work to earn the same as men.