Industry News

The Australian-managed Ebola treatment centre in Sierra Leone has opened overnight, allowing Australian workers – through a private contractor – to help ease the suffering as the outbreak continues.

Social Services Minister Kevin Andrews says Australian Government-contracted doctors will assess new claims for the Disability Support Pension from next year, in a move he says will bring “consistency and equity across the country”.

The National Broadband Network (NBN Co) and the Federal Government have signed deals with telcos Telstra and Optus to deliver the Coalition's version of high-speed broadband.

The Industry Minister says he wants to save households’ some money by making Australia into a cheap energy capital, hoping that smart meters will make it happen.

Victorian power companies are adjusting their fees to account for over-spending in the rollout of smart meters.

Remote Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory have joined forces to combat threats posed by the oil and gas industry.

It will be a tough holiday period for many NT workers, after oil company Inpex announced it was cutting around 1,400 jobs from its Icthys construction project near Darwin.

Nearly 200 nations have agreed on the basic outline of a new global deal to combat climate change, following a breakthrough in the final hours of a summit in Peru.

Millions of Australians will have to increase their risk of skin cancer in a private capacity, with a ban on commercial solariums coming in on December 31.

Norwegian researchers have discovered new information that shows Viking settlements may have been much more progressive than many believe.

The Federal Education Minister has repeated his support for the NAPLAN scheme.

The Australian Awards for University Teaching 2014 have been handed out, highlighting the value of some truly outstanding teachers.

The phrase “rare as hen’s teeth” would have made little sense until 116 million years ago, as new research shows up to then many birds had a full set of pearly whites.

Academics have expressed their views on the final report of the Financial System Inquiry, handed down last weekend.

The head of a major energy company has put the five-year low for oil prices in succinct terms, saying; “It’s an uncertain world.”

Everyone needs some time to unwind, but very few would fill their holiday hours with complex Excel-based challenges.

ANZ says it will stop kicking embattled farmers off their land for the next twelve months.

New research shows many who claim they are “good” at maths actually aren’t, demonstrating once again the incredible power of self-delusion.

The WA Local Government Association says it is glad to see several of its suggestions included in the early stages of a state-wide waste management review, but wants to make sure councils are kept in the loop and not just paid lip service.

Councils across New South Wales will be rewarded for their forward-thinking agendas, with Building Resilience to Climate Change Grants totalling $432,500 handed out to worthy projects.