Industry News

BHP Billiton says it will hitch its wagon to China’s rising economic star, as the nation moves from a construction-led economy to a consumption power-house.

WorkSafe WA is looking for its next batch of winners to award at the Work Safety Awards 2014.

Investigations into a death at the Tropicana mine camp in WA have inflamed debate over alcohol policies at sites.

The Ranger uranium mine in the Kakadu National Park has started again after gaining approval from authorities after a shut-down following a spill.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has defended Australia’s role in a multinational spy information-sharing network, and will never apologise for “doing what’s necessary”.

Queensland Government policy proposals hint at a plan to move large freight between the state’s ports, rather than on its roads.

Some new members on the Australian Trucking Association’s (ATA) executive board say they will be next to tackle problems with national heavy vehicle regulations.

Companies may need to adjust their payroll figures for the new financial year, to factor an increase in wages for some staff.

The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) says trains should get more involved in the push for safer and cleaner engines.

The brother of Australia's Customs and border protection chief Michael Pezzullo will be sentenced on corruption charges today, over allegations he sold prescription drugs within his brother’s department.

A South Australian company has been ordered to pay over $1 million for dozens of dangerous offences.

The future of human transport could come from a new building in the UK, with the launch of a centre aimed at catapulting mobility into a new era.

A building in Norway has become the world's first to be renovated to produce more energy than it consumes.

The Victorian building watchdog will crack down on union delegates' entries to work sites.

Decades of neglect have allowed infectious diseases to devastate lives in the developing world, a study reveals.

New research shows that rats feel regret, a cognitive behaviour once thought to be uniquely human.

A talk this week will focus on an exciting new set of indicators to improve the diagnosis of prostate cancer.

Many have heard of the fight-or-flight choices most creatures face in the wild, but new research has shown that for the fruit fly the choice is a bit more complex.

Medical engineers have created a new particle-based drug delivery system with some key advantages over previous versions.

General Motors has fired 15 of its top people over a deadly ignition scandal.