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The closing of several freight depots on the central Queensland coast could make it hard to get anything moving, one Mayor says.

Published on: LogisticsCareer

Rail is on the rise across the country, according to a report from the Australasian Railway Association.

Published on: TradesCareer

New legislation is on the way in New South Wales, with the state government taking over registration and reporting on swimming pools.

Published on: GovernmentCareer - Local

The Australian Workers’ Union is putting on seminars in Western Australia to warn miners of the diseases that could be drifting right in front of them.

Published on: TradesCareer

A new level has been set in the world of robotics, with engineers unveiling the fastest robotic runner ever built.

Published on: EngineeringCareer

Dangerous defects have forced Cootes Transport to pull dozens of its trucks off the road.

Published on: ExecutiveCareer

The Fortesque Metals Group (FMG) is fighting to hold onto tight control of its railways, challenging the regulator that sets the price for others.

Published on: LogisticsCareer

Pending some large-scale revolution, in just one month the Australian government will sign-off on the Trans-Pacific Partnership – a trade agreement that will allow media companies broad powers to enforce copyright and censorship laws online.

Published on: EducationCareer

A mysterious new company is aiming to print wooden furniture in three dimensions.

Published on: TradesCareer

A government department has recommended knocking back a proposal for a coal mine which may threaten the World Heritage listed Ben Bullen State Forest.

Published on: GreenCareer

Mining giant Rio Tinto is helping usher in the robot revolution, with its plan to replace some of the world’s highest-paid train drivers with robotic equivalents.

Published on: TradesCareer

Optus has beaten its perennial Australian rivals to secure a government contract for IT services.

Published on: FinanceCareer

Microsoft has revealed it was made to grant over a thousand requests for personal information from the Australian government in the first half of this year alone.

Published on: ExecutiveCareer

Millions of users on some of the most popular software in the world will have to wonder who holds their data, with Adobe revealing it was hacked and had masses of information stolen.

Published on: ExecutiveCareer

Japan is facing a shortage of government internet security experts, and so is actively trying to create hackers to help.

Published on: EducationCareer

A lively phone discussion is set to take place this week between the Premier of Tasmania and the federal Communications Minister, with Lara Giddings accusing Malcolm Turnbull of bailing on a pre-election NBN promise.

Published on: TradesCareer

With Twitter’s planned billion dollar stock market float coming up, speculation abounds as to what changes may be made in a push for profitability.

Published on: ExecutiveCareer

Years of work, millions of dollars but only a few kilograms of weight will be shooting down the highway from Darwin this weekend, with the start of the 3000 km World Solar Challenge race.

Published on: GreenCareer

The Australian Medical Association has called for an in-depth analysis of an ADHD drug, after its use was linked to increased risk of suicide.

Published on: HealthCareer

Victoria’s Health minister has lashed out again at the state’s ambulance union, accusing it of misrepresenting waiting times at hospitals on numerous occasions.

Published on: TradesCareer

Queensland Universities have undertaken a study which could change the future of mining and environmental considerations in the state.

Published on: TradesCareer

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For the last few weeks we have been bogged down in the very Earthly matters of royalty, budgets, politics, humanity and celebrity - all good prompts to look away, up into the infinite. 

Health authorities, politicians and scientists have been slowly introducing the world to the concept of ‘One Health’ - an all-inclusive approach to health that extends from the human body right through the global environment. 

This year’s Nobel Prizes honour discoveries that unwind our notion of truth, our understanding of ourselves and the human story, the complexities of cells and the very basics of the universe. 

XENOTRANSPLANTATION - sounds like something that would happen to an ill-fated crew member in Star Trek, but it is also a technical term for using non-human parts to treat or enhance our own bodies. 

I am Tim Hall; a red-blooded, beer-drinking, car-driving Australian male who has no interest in watching sports – at least, not the sports played by humans.

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