Industry News

A new report suggests tinnitus is caused by multiple areas of the brain, not just the part that perceives sound.

Banks and utilities can help stamp out the economic abuse of women in violent relationships, research says.

The big banks involved in financial advice have been warned on vertical integration.

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has written to the Federal Government, pushing for the planning industry to be covered by just a single professional association.

The Fair Work Commission has found that the sacking of teacher who sticky-taped troublesome students to their chairs was “harsh”.

A $10,000 grant has given disabled students in Darwin a new window on the world, and new opportunities to learn.

When modifying behaviour, researchers have investigated whether the carrot or the stick is a better tool.

The Local Government Association of the Northern Territory says councils can get some serious work done with hundreds of millions of dollars allocated in the new NT budget.

The Australian Centre of Excellence for Local Government (ACELG) has released new research about local councils learning from each other.

The Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) says it hopes councils do not miss out in the upcoming Federal Budget, despite the strains keeping spending low.

As tens of thousands of federal public servants prepare for large-scale strike action, Eric Abetz says he does not think there is a strong willingness to go through with it.

Construction has commenced on $1.5 billion worth of storage for the F-35A Joint Strike Fighter.

The Queensland Government is taking stronger measures in the hope of avoiding having UNESCO downgrade the Great Barrier Reef’s World Heritage status.

Tasmania's health department has defended its offer of just $7,500 for a worker to leave her job after 40 years of service.

The WA Department of Housing’s funding for remote Aboriginal communities suffers from poor oversight and a lack of coordination, an audit has found.

The Federal Government wants to talk with the States and Territories about faults in funding arrangements for disaster recovery.

Canberra teachers could be awarded a 12 per cent four year pay rise and 20 hours less work per year, with a new deal now on the table.

Victoria’s new Labor government has unveiled its first budget, spending big on schools and trains, but scandals in the education sector raise questions over how the money will be spent.

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten says he will step in to bat for CSIRO staff, amid strikes and threats to research centres.

Australian researchers have developed the world’s first screening test to find a woman’s risk of developing common pregnancy complications.