Industry News

Tasmanian businesses have been invited to share their views about the Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme (TFES) as part of the Federal Government’s plans to expand the scheme.

The competition watchdog has concluded its investigation into alleged dodgy deals between Toll Holdings and the Transport Workers Union.

The mysteries onboard the coal carrier Sage Sagittarius are getting deeper, with reports that a key audio recorder has gone missing.

Analysts at both ANZ and Goldman Sachs say the price of iron ore will drop by at least $US10 per tonne before the end of the year.

Chinese firm Zijin Mining Group has moved to take a bigger slice of Australia’s Phoenix Gold.

Rio Tinto’s iron ore boss Andrew Harding says the commodity will stay strong, but high-cost producers will not last long in the current market.

The chair and two directors of Energy Resources of Australia (ERA) have stepped down in the wake of the decision to bail on the Ranger 3 Deeps project.

The Curragh coal mine has cut around 70 contractors in the name of sustainability.

Australia researchers have discovered a way to extract uranium from brannerite, a mineral mining companies have long-viewed as a waste product.

Australian researchers want to ease the burden of back pain with their new invention – the smart chair.

Google says it will remove sexually explicit images of people posted without their consent from their search results.

Labor MP Ed Husic has become one of the first major party members to point out the flaws of the Abbott government's controversial anti-piracy website-blocking bill.

Figures from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare show that while more people are doing bowel cancer screening, most still throw away the kit when it arrives in the mail.

The Federal Government will not extend a funding agreement with states and territories that funds care for women with perinatal depression.

Paramedics across Australia say violent, paranoid and unpredictable ice users are creating a new level of danger at work.

Health analysts say Tasmanian Government staffing numbers have not risen to meet the workload.

The South Australian Opposition says the Government’s hospital reforms will see hundreds of frontline jobs cut.

North Korea claims it has developed a vaccine for MERS, Ebola, AIDS, tuberculosis, cancer, morning sickness and a range of other diseases.

The ACT Government says stage one of Canberra's light rail network will be powered by 100 per cent renewable energy.

A new report says technology will make 5 million Australians redundant in the next 15 years.