Industry News

The South Australian Government has proposed privatising a submarine-building company in order to secure the local industry.

The chief executive of a major Australian developer has gone against common thinking, saying local housing issues are caused by a lack of supply, not foreign investors.

A Federal Government taskforce set up to look at dodgy union links in Victoria has been labelled a “stunt”.

In a world-first, scientists have observed an important process in the formation of tumours.

In the war against Ebola, one big hurdle has been cleared by a tiny mouse.

Milk is good for growing bones – or so the old adage goes, but new research suggests this is probably not true.

The ACT Government has put out its long-awaited business case for the 12-kilometre Capital Metro light rail link, but already the Opposition has poked holes and exposed possibly hidden costs in the multi-million dollar project.

There is concern that TV stations will no longer have to caption their programs, in a move that could cut off large parts of the deaf and hearing-impaired community.

The future of private space travel has taken a blow, with the death of a test pilot after Virgin’s Galactic SpaceShipTwo went down during a test flight.

Queensland local governments say they have heard no response from the Federal Government about a damning fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) mine workforce report, and something must be done.

The researcher awarded the Nobel Prize for changing the world of microscopy may have done it again.

A new Queensland Government Education bill has gone further than recommended, allowing principals to judge the criminal history of new enrolments.

The Federal Government has provided an excellent opportunity for companies to appear as though they are doing something about their carbon emissions.

With consumer confidence in financial advice in a pretty rough state, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) says its new Office of the Whistleblower will allow insiders to fight back.

New research suggests an old product could give the human brain some new functions.

ANZ has posted massive profit figures, just a day after word that NAB may have to lose weight to stay healthy.

Cuts to the office in charge of developing northern Australia mean remote communities will continue missing out, some say.

The Australian Local Government Association has lashed out again proposed changes to natural disaster funding arrangements.

Queensland councils have put their foot down on the issue of State support for resource impacted regions.

The West Australian Local Government Association says forced mergers will cost councils from $4.1 to $7.2 million per amalgamation, and the State should step in to help.