Industry News

It seems Neolithic man may be less primitive than we imagine, with new research showing the culinary habits of ancient cooks bordered on gourmet.

A new study has shown that blocking access to torrent sites has little to no effect on users, with new avenues for piracy popping up faster than they can be closed.

A handful of top-tier public servants have been sacked in what is likely only the first round of heads to roll over the Queensland Health payroll fiasco.

By the end of next year the New South Wales Fire and Rescue Service will have its entire fleet of 560 vehicles fitted-out with GPS tracking tools to ensure the fastest response to an emergency.

Queensland Health is implicating the animal nursery at the Brisbane Ekka as the possible source of several e-coli infections.

A new program being piloted in Adelaide shows just how far cancer treatment has come, with more attention being given to helping survivors get back to their old lives.

A man has fallen not for the oldest trick in the book - but possibly the most obvious – arrested after responding to a fake ad looking for uranium.

Some high schools in Perth will have their lines redrawn; with the announcement the state is looking to amalgamate minor institutions.

The Western Australian Government has added an $80 million top-up to its education fund, reportedly to deal with a surge in student numbers.

An education expert says the teaching model used by some schools in Cape York could be reconsidered.

Legislation has officially been passed that will see Queensland high schools include year seven as their lowest grade from 2015.

Research has shown the important links between a school’s academic standards and the chances awarded to disadvantaged students.

A big player in the financial services education provision sector has put its support behind moves by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission away from overseeing training and education.

A new report has found drivers of expensive cars are less likely to obey the road rules or be courteous to other motorists.

Craig Neil has sold the company he spent nearly 24 years building, offloading NSC to Telstra for a reported $100 million.

The man behind the massive multi-billion dollar resort/casino complex plan for north Queensland says he would be open to working with partners based in Australia.

Some may be scrambling to move on the information that James Packer has sold his stakes in employment website SEEK and the Magellan Financial Group.

There are rumours that Fairfax Media may be eyeing an executive change-up, with reports major shareholder Gina Rinehart may be looking to attempt a board spill.

Musical chairs continue at two of Australia’s big lenders, with word that ANZ and the Commonwealth Bank are scouting for new blood on their executive team

Australia’s competition regulator has withheld its decision on whether to accept the long-term pricing plan put forward by NBN Co.