Industry News

The South Australian Government has announced it will contribute $5 million towards the funding of a feasibility study into the proposed upgrade of Nyrstar’s Port Pirie operations.

Local school leavers will soon be benefiting from a range of new services provided in the Knox Innovation, Opportunity and Sustainability Centre (KIOSC) after it’s official opening in Melbourne earlier this week.

The relationship between the nation’s businesses and the Federal Government has plunged new depths, according to the latest survey of company directors.

The NSW Independent Local Government Review Panel has handed down its discussion paper into the proposed future directions of the state’s local government sector.

A large number of councils in New South Wales are in dire financial straights, with 25 per cent classified as being in a ‘weak’ or ‘very weak’ financial state according to a new report prepared by NSW TCorp for the State Government.

New South Wales has become the first state to sign up to the Federal Government’s contentious Gonski reforms of school funding.

Residents around Port Phillip Bay will not have to evacuate in the face of climate change, a new report has conclusively proven.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) has increased by 0.4 per cent in the March quarter, following on from a 0.2 per cent increase in December, according to the latest figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

The Federal Government has announced it will continue to support Natural Resources Management organisations (NRMS), with $669 million to continue work over the coming five years.

Melbournians can expect to see significant hikes to their water bills over the next financial year following the final decision by the market regulator.

Browsing over 40,000 job vacancies is only just a swipe and a click away after the Federal Government officially naunched its new JobSearch mobile phone app for Android and Apple devices.

Local government bodies stand to gain significant strategic benefits from establishing an in-house research team, according to a new discussion paper released by the Australian Centre of Excellence for Local Government (ACELG).

Tasmanians now have the opportunity to help form the State Government’s climate change following the release of a new issues paper.

The Tasmanian Government has announced the first turbines at the new Musselroe Wind Farm have begun generating energy into the Tasmanian electricity grid.

New satellite images from NASA have confirmed that the mass fish kills across South Australian waters last month was likely caused by a naturally occurring algal bloom.

Australia’s population has hit the magic 23 million for the first time, with the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ Population Clock striking 23 million at 9:57pm on 23 April.

Vehicles in Australia travelled 232.4 billion kilometres in 2012, enough to travel the circumference of the earth about 5.8 million times, according to figures from the ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use released today.

The Federal Government has welcomed news that over 1 million rooftop solar panels supported by the Renewable Energy Target (RET) have been installed since 2007.

New South Wales Governor, Marie Bashir, has confirmed she will be stepping down from the role in September next year.

The New South Wales Government has released its official response to the Inquiry Into Construction Industry Insolvency.