Industry News

Residents of Murray Bridge will become less reliant on the river for which their town is named.

A mining firm will conduct seismic tests ahead of a potential oil or gas project near the Great Australian Bight, and environmentalists say it is a disgrace.

One US company wants to create a world of ‘start-up’ governments, which hold sovereignty in floating cities on the ocean.

Five large ports on the Queensland coast will receive even more special treatment, after the State Government named them in its new strategy document.

New research from the National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training says that managed aquifer recharge could help to drought-proof a region.

The Federal Government has released another green paper covering some ideas for development in the northern half of Australia.

Just months after it was first commissioned, CSIRO's Australia SKA Pathfinder is now working as a fully fledged radio telescope.

Space communications have moved out of radio and into optical frequencies, with the launch of NASA’s latest technology.

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.