Industry News

Australia leads its part of the world in the new age of advertising, taking on digital marketing techniques faster than any of its neighbours.

Some of Australia’s strongest advocates of a free and open internet have slammed the Government for moves to sign the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which they call a “looming disaster for Australian citizens.”

European schoolkids may soon be aiming for a C, with plans to include coding and programming to the homework routine.

An anode upgrade means Melbourne is now home to the most powerful X-ray machine ever developed.

An industrial dispute lasting more than a year of back-and-forth is over, with workers at the Yallourn power station in the Latrobe Valley accepting a final wage agreement.

University authorities have been working to find the best way to convert the coal-fired Collinsville Power Station into a hybrid solar-thermal and gas-power station.

Tens of thousands of Australians took to the streets over the weekend, speaking out about the need to fight climate change with realistic methods.

Cambridge researchers have gone back to the drawing board for solar cells, looking to redesign the entire system to allow better efficiency with cheaper materials.

Western Australia’s peak medical group has taken out a full page newspaper advertisement to tell people to take their Statins.

A French court has ruled a German company must pay compensation to women whose breast implants ruptured.

The New South Wales Government has rejected the unanimous recommendation of a parliamentary committee, disallowing a possible pain treatment for AIDS sufferers.

Several states have now banned the use of ultra-violet solarium sun-beds, but the outlawing has cause outrage from some operators in Queensland.

An international team has pin-pointed the genes responsible for an increased chance of severe asthma in children, which could one day lead to much more effective treatments.

Swedish medical researchers have conducted a study to compare automatic and manual cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) techniques, to see which has the best survival results.

A team in the US have developed a new method for estimating low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels, which is more accurate than standard ways for measuring ‘bad’ cholesterol.

Media billionaire Kerry Stokes says it is unfair that companies like Google are a source of competition in Australia, while not having to pay taxes to take part.

The finance industry regulator is considering publishing more statistics and superannuation data, to enhance transparency in super funds.

Diabetes Australia has welcomed the posting of its new president, the job being filled by a former MP and well-known contributor to the field.

The bickering has turned to accusation-flinging as a stand-off unfolds in parliament, with neither side willing to adjust the position on the debt ceiling just yet.

A Parliamentary Inquiry says some non-metro students are struggling to find the beat, with poor access to music education recorded in Victoria.