Industry News

Experts say Australia needs to make a concerted effort to stop intentional self harm among children.

BHP Billiton is putting pressure on its suppliers to take cuts of up to 25 per cent so the major miner can save some money, and analysts say others will follow.

Experts say old television frequencies should be used to set up huge WiFi network, boosting internet access and productivity.

New stats show council rates in outback WA have risen by over twice the rate of the consumer price index (CPI) this year.

The Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) has warned that the Federal Government will need to practice some serious spending discipline to avoid bad budget figures and economic shock.

Byron Bay residents could form Australia’s first community-owned, not-for-profit, clean energy generator and retailer.

The Governance Institute of Australia (GIA) has put out a new guide to help people navigate the nation's public sector on state and federal levels.

As Victorian voters prepare to line up at the polls, and public servants wait to see what new ministers and overhauls they will have to undertake, the Government in New South Wales is setting the scene for its election next march.

The parliamentary committee reviewing Tasmania's anti-corruption watchdog says its investigative powers should not be stripped.

Queensland’s new Integrity Commissioner says in-house lobbyists should have to declare their contact with government ministers.

The Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet is working on a massive open online course (MOOC) to train public servants how to calculate the financial impact of new regulation.

ACT public servants say they do not want to make a deal that puts their safety at risk, but do want progress on talks preventing them from receiving back-pay.

Australia residents who spot cybercrimes in progress now have an avenue to report it.

Local researchers have launched a comprehensive educational app for children.

Researchers in the UK are working on a way to regenerate bones using nanoparticles controlled by magnets.

A sustainability expert at an Australian university has been championed by the United Nations.

Volcanic ash all along Eastern Australia is helping researchers learn about climate change and mass extinction during the Permian period, about 250 million years ago.

The Water Industry Alliance (WIA) has a new Board of Directors.

Dry times have brought water restrictions to what was Australia’s wettest town.

Two summers of dry conditions have forced the New South Wales Government to implement contingency water plans.