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The water is flowing, or rather spraying, across Tasmania thanks to the government’s ongoing irrigation funding schemes.
Call to report views of blue-green blooms
No one will be enjoying the unseasonably warm weather on NSW’s north coast more than the blue-green algae, with residents warned to look out for blooming populations in rivers and streams.
Study picks zap over gas
Intense scrutiny of hot water heaters has revealed that building policies could do with more flexibility to allow for new designs, researchers say.
Space printer bringing new age of astro-manufacture
NASA will soon be able to build the tools it needs from a small factory in space, with the Agency’s plan to fly a 3-D printer up to the space station.
Sino Iron steps forward after years of rushing back
It seemed work on CITIC Pacific's huge $10 billion Sino Iron project would never be complete, but now the company says its ready to move into its early production phase.
Sugar hats to save heads, planet
A Brazilian company has launched the world’s first environmentally friendly hard hat – protecting heads from harm and the earth from humans.
Miners say Hunt's getting water trigger-happy
There has been both welcoming and rejection of Environment Minister Greg Hunt’s ‘water trigger’ for the approval of large coal mining and coal seam gas projects.
Unpaid for weeks, workers face tough choice
Hundreds of workers at two NSW mines have been given a choice of working without pay or taking unpaid leave – either way being left penniless by the operators.
Gecko given for green mine fuellers
An award has been given to a group for a brilliant invention which can improve several stages of the mining process.
Golden age for new mine
Liquid gold is flowing as Tropicana pours its first measure from the newest gold mine in WA.
Windy reminder to gauge the gust
A night of wild weather has caused chaos on construction sites in Melbourne, prompting Victorian safety authorities to remind workers to strap down what they aren’t willing to lose.
Planting seeds of safe farming in Tasmania
Over four hundred serious injuries took place on Tasmanian farms last year; as a result they will be the focus of safety seminars all throughout WorkSafe Month.
East West fight seen as safety issue, justified
Protests may be hindering safety for workers turning the first soil on the massive East West Link project, according to unions.
Centre build flushed with breaches
Reports have labelled a multi-million dollar entertainment centre project in Queensland a severely “dodgy worksite”.
Drivers say new pressures sacrifice safety
Sydney bus drivers say the lives of many are being put at risk by their intense timetables.
Overworked, under-slept staff told to go home for health
A new report has found just how overworked Australians are, and what a threat it can be to mental and physical health and safety.
Deep cut to ditch unloved tunnel
The much-lauded infrastructure project that saw $3 billion spent on a tunnel under the Brisbane River has been sold for a song.
Rolling ahead on big road build
Authorities say things are progressing as they should on the Hunter Expressway in NSW, soon to cut a big chunk off transport times from Newcastle to the Hunter Valley.
Industries wait on new port access rules
Some members of the wheat market who were concerned about deregulation may have been correct, at least on the points about ports.
Territory people-movers pull over for action
Bus drivers in the Northern Territory have gone on strike, and threatened to do so again until their pay and training demands are met.
Consumer chair says fees should come before new roads
The head of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) says it is not worth spending piles of money on new roads when we can change the way people use current ones, and make more money from that.