Industry News

Tasmanian firms are keen to fire up Australia’s newest form of renewable energy – native wood.

The Fair Work Building and Construction watchdog has launched a new case against two members of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union Victorian branch, after allegations of thuggish behaviour.

Brian Parker is back in his role as the NSW CFMEU boss, after stepping aside to face the royal commission into union corruption.

News South Wales Premier Mike Baird has made his pitch in the much-awaited yet much-avoided GST conversation, arguing the rate should be increased to 15 per cent to pay for better healthcare.

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The Queensland Parliament has passed the Palaszczuk Government's $49.9 billion "real Labor budget", but business groups want more big projects.

Researchers in the US have identified new drug compounds that could successfully treat depression in less than 24 hours, while minimising side effects.

A new centre will be set up specifically to find ways of demonstrating teacher effectiveness.

Experts say sports betting is becoming a normal social practice, but could potentially lead to peer pressure and risky gambling behaviour.

A forum in Darwin has heard of an idea that could greatly boost education outcomes for kids in the bush.

A new study has shown that self-managed super is certainly not a cheap option.

Financial technology experts say banks and the fintech industry must embrace “co-opetition” rather than direct competition to leverage the benefits of each others’ distribution channels and innovation.

Any traditional bank trying to call itself a ‘digital bank’ is talking rubbish, according to ANZ chief technology officer Patrick Maes.

A study from the US suggests children can be prompted to consume more unhealthy foods by seeing plump cartoon characters.

Rowena Allen has been appointed Victoria’s first Gender and Sexuality Commissioner, and is set to champion the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse and intersex (LGBTI) Victorians within the Government.

Two NSW councils are trying out a skill-sharing arrangement, with City of Ryde Group Manager Environment and Planning Dominic Johnson taking up a three-month secondment with Willoughby Council.

The Local Government Association of Queensland is pretty happy with the Palaszczuk Government’s first Budget.

The South Australian Government has put up $2 million for 57 regional youth local government traineeships.

Tasmania’s Opposition is sounding an alarm about the conditions imposed on the state’s paramedics.

The WA Opposition wants an inquiry into growing incarceration rates, as workers are put at risk by state prisons bulging at the seams.