Industry News

The Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) says the Federal Government is listening to its broad range of concerns and priorities.

NSW councils say the State Government has made no commitment to gender diversity in Local Government.

Queensland local governments have a lot to say on the issues raised in the Federal Government’s tax discussion paper this week.

The Victorian corruption commission has reported on a recent sweep of the corruption prevention measures in place at six local governments.

Union members at the New South Wales Department of Family and Community Services (FACS) have taken to the streets.

Chicken wire linked on the nano-scale could be the key to real-time, high throughput DNA sequencing, which would revolutionise medical research and testing.

New figures show gay men earn around 20 per cent less than their heterosexual counterparts, while lesbians out-earn heterosexual women by at least 33 per cent.

The national maritime union and an associated labour hire firm have been ordered to pay a Perth couple more than $720,000.

A Northern Territory gold mine is on its way back to operation, after shutting down over ten years ago.

MidCoast Water is doing damage control after a chlorine overdose in one NSW town’s water supply.

The severe water issues facing Broken Hill are getting worse, and the town is crying out for help.

The Australian Marine Conservation Society says dredging near the Great Barrier Reef should be banned altogether.

A New South Wales water authority says it has detected pollution in one regional dam, kicking up a stoush in several political arenas.

Local research body the Climate Council says the probability of drought in Australia will increase, and they will become more severe.

Researchers are unravelling the puzzling paradox of the seahorse’s tail.

A study using over a decade of data has found no evidence of negative effects in livestock fed on genetically-modified foods.

The Federal Government has put its cards on the table in regard to tax reform, and is moving slowly following the release of a very broad discussion paper.

The iron price has dropped again, and Andrew Forrest is having trouble finding friends to fix it.

BHP Billiton has proposed six reforms in a submission to the Productivity Commission, which are aimed at ending its battles with unions.

West Australian authorities want to reduce the death toll in one of Australia’s most dangerous sectors – agriculture.