Industry News

Three Queensland researchers have had their work on cutting corruption featured in one of the most authoritative publications in the world.

The face of the adult human is covered in microscopic eight-legged creatures, not an appealing image, but it could help trace our path across the planet.

Australia could get to zero net emissions by 2050, without compromising prosperity or economic opportunities, data suggests.

Researchers have investigated the impacts of certain gas ‘fracking’ techniques, and found that they can be more environmentally-friendly than wind or solar plants.

A speech this week explored the idea that the Northern Territory’s rising prison population has been helping keep the economy in check.

Insiders say pregnancy discrimination is widespread in Australian workplaces, and cases of women being marginalised for becoming mothers are on the rise.

Millions will be spent to set up remote operation of regional dams in New South Wales.

Local residents have been recruited to help their communities communicate their water-related needs.

An aquifer in New South Wales has gone from a total unknown to one of the best-understood in the country.

Farmers, industry groups and the Federal Government are all calling for reform of coastal shipping regulations, but the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) says it won’t happen without a fight.

Australian researchers will deliver life-saving help to farmers in some of the poorest and most arid regions on the planet.

Antarctic sea ice will reach new records in coming weeks, one expert says, but the growing ice is already being used as an anti-climate change argument.

Engineers in the US have invented a battery powered by molten metals which could be excellent for grid-level power storage.

Electrical engineers have developed a nanoscale device that can weigh a single photon and mechanically transport it for the first time.

Insiders say a growing stoush in a WA gas field could be the next flashpoint for tensions between miners and indigenous groups.

New WA Department of Mines and Petroleum figures show a 20 per cent increase in the state’s total resource industry value from last year.

The heirs to one of the world’s great oil empires are getting out of the family business.

More than forty companies that support the building, mining and energy industries say Federal Government moves could put thousands of jobs at risk.

There have been several recent incidents where heavy vehicles and trailers fatally crushed workers, and the dark trend has prompted new warnings.

Transport for NSW has approved the test of equipment that uses a network of radars to give truck drivers a better view on safety.