Industry News

The incidence of strokes in the population has decreased significantly, but many are still preventable according to new research from the University of Adelaide.

The Queensland Government has announced it has revoked the Bundamba to Swanbank Development Area (SDA), and will hand back planning control of the corridor to Ipswich City Council.

The New South Wales Government has officially launched the state’s new biosecurity strategy, with Premier Barry O’Farrell calling on residents to work with government agencies to ensure the sate maintains its ‘excellent biosecurity status’.

The Tasmanian Government has announced the appointment of Dr Dan Norton as the inaugural Chair of the new electricity company to be established following the merger of Transcend Networks and Aurora Energy.

The Queensland Government has announced it has ‘laid the groundwork’ for the delivery of a uniform registration system for local government providers of community housing.

Australia is acting on the international stage to address ocean fertilisation, an emerging technology that presents a significant risk to the international marine environment.

The Australian Government congratulates MidCoast Water on winning the 2013 Recovering, Recycling and Reusing category at the annual Institute of Public Works Engineers Australia, NSW Division, Excellence Awards.

Implementing a sound succession plan is important for all levels of management and types of businesses, not just the ‘big end of town’ according to a new report released by international recruitment specialists Hays.

The search is on for Western Australia’s top innovators, entrepreneurs and academics for the Innovator of the Year (IOTY) Awards.

The Western Australian Government has reiterated its calls for the state’s citizens to apply for the water tank rebate, before the scheme comes to a close at the end of May.

The Federal Government has announced it will extend funding to the Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health for another five years in a bid to further close the health gap between the country’s Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations.

While work is often blamed for detracting from family life, new research from the Australian National University (ANU) is turning that notion on its head, showing that better jobs often equate to happier families.

New research from the Australian National University (ANU) has found that the earth’s core is spinning out of sync with the rest of the planet, frequently speeding up and slowing down to compensate.

The speed of climatic change is up to 20 per cent slower than previously thought, according to a new research report from Oxford University’s Environmental Change Institute.

Chairman of the Murray Darling Basin Authority, Craig Knowles, has presented the Basin Plan before the United Nations General Assembly late last week.

The Federal Government has released a new interactive online map which shows the extent of investment in clean energy projects around the country under the Clean Energy Future package.

The Federal Government has released a new report on ways to improve seafarers work health and safety outcomes.

The Victorian Government has commenced the formal planning and consultation process for the proposed East West Link road project, according to State Minister for Roads Terry Mulder.

An action plan to reduce workplace injury and illness in the NSW road freight transport industry has been launched by WorkCover NSW at Orange.

The Queensland Safe Work Awards are now open for nominations, with three new categories in this year's line up.