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Coral spawning has been used to judge the potential effects of dredge spoil and pesticide pollution on marine environments.
Japan's whale kill count culled
Japan will kill just 333 minke whales in the Southern Ocean next year, after it unveiled its reduced whaling “research” programme.
Work/life rebalanced on good day to go home
Go Home On Time Day was on this week - a day for awareness about the risks of working too hard.
Closures questioned as cuts lead to relocation
The West Australian Government has unveiled plans to close more than 100 remote (primarily Indigenous) communities and move the residents to better-serviced areas.
Mega-mine's cost to be counted just before the dig
Work on Australia’s largest mine ever will be underway long before its impacts are understood, reports say.
Blood models show promise for quick defrost
Engineers have found a way to rapidly prepare frozen red blood cells for transfusion, which could make cryogenic transport even better.
Photon mixing stick could be centre of future computer
Engineers have built a nanowire system that could be used to power photonic computer systems.
New day for nuclear coming
Lobbyists say Australia’s uranium industry is waiting for Japan’s nuclear power industry to fire up once more.
New videos show nuance in risky field
The WA Department of Mines and Petroleum has put out a series of videos to help mine workers recognise workplace hazards.
Safety snap winner picked
ACT Work Safety has announced the winners of its Healthier Work Day photo competition.
Weather set to make west more wild
WorkSafe Western Australia says cyclone season is coming, and businesses should be prepared to bear the brunt.
Wall fine seen as slice of real cost
The maximum fine that building firm Grocon can receive for a wall collapse that killed three people has been called “a slap on the wrist”.
Compo claim banks decided in NSW
WorkCover NSW has decided which agents will provide claims and policies for new compensation payouts.
Nation's newest airport could be site of rural revival
The tarmac is heating up at Australia's newest public airport, with flights from the Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport near Toowomba now departing.
Taxi's fee jam slammed in review
Western Australia's taxi industry has been labelled a “public policy scandal” after recent review, but the sector says it has problems of its own.
Thousands spent to spread word on rail
The Western Australian Government is hiring consultants to tell the public about its $2.2 billion airport rail link project.
China deal will see transport, resource, services boost
Many of Australia’s major exports can flow more freely into China, with the official signing of a new free trade agreement.
Study says slavery lives worldwide
More than 36 million people are bound by slavery worldwide, a new report says, forced to live and work around the whims of their owners.
Time and tongues make microbiome marriage
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China's Ebola help on the ground, locals train for bigger spread
Training is underway for Australian medical professionals who may have to fight an Ebola outbreak.
Fresh eyes on East West with shift at IA
Big changes at Infrastructure Australia mean the group is yet to form an opinion on Melbourne’s multi-billion-dollar East West Link.