Industry News

The Tasmanian Government has defended spending $63,000 on lawyers to defend its public servant wage freeze.

There are calls this week for the release of the full report into bullying at the ACT Ambulance Service.

Queensland’s 77 local councils have launched a relief appeal to help the victims of Tropical Cyclone Pam.

There are calls for expansion of a NSW State Government program which funds ageing and disability workers in metropolitan and major regional councils.

Councils will struggle to cope with the Federal Government freeze on indexation of local government grants.

Councils around the country have received a letter this week asking them for input on an important report.

Western Australia's Opposition transport spokesperson wants to ease the strain for councils facing big road repair bills.

The Federal Government's controversial data retention bill is expected to pass parliament's lower house today, amid uproar from the media and public.

Last Thursday was national Close The Gap day, and while events were on around the country to address Indigenous inequality, the Prime Minister’s top Indigenous advisor had some harsh words for his boss.

Neuroscientists have found cells within the brain that control our circadian rhythms, the 24-hour processes behind sleep and wake cycles.

Industry insiders say an attitude problem is keeping Australian women out of engineering.

Studies have shown that Police are ill-equipped to investigate non-criminal deaths, and face a challenge to avoid re-traumatising bereaved families as well as emotionally protecting themselves.

The U.S. Department of Energy has funded a big breakthrough in the removal of carbon dioxide (CO2) from coal-fired power plants.

Two Australian PhD students have reached the final round of an international competition thanks to their exciting project to cost-effectively produce biofuel from algae.

Researchers say WA's Swan Canning Estuary river system is not dead.

A new book has gathered the most recent knowledge on Australia’s stunning and unique assemblage of flora and fauna.

An international group of investigators have created a database of lake surface temperatures, to help study the ecological effects of climate change.

A community panel has put its recommendations on the South-East Drainage Network to the SA Environment Minister.

Hunter Water is consulting with legal experts to find out if it can release the findings of an investigation into coal seam gas sewer contamination.

Endangered native hardyhead fish are making a run across borders in search of a better life.