Industry News

A senior figure in Australian resources and finance has said that the country could play a big role in the world’s nuclear future, if it does not mind holding the radioactive bag.

The average brain contains about 100 billion neurons, each with one to ten thousand synapses each. A technique has been tested which allows scientists to view the electrical activity of just one synapse at a time amid a torrent of trillions.

Researchers at north Queensland universities have reportedly been fending off waves of interest in their new robot arm for stroke suffers.

South Australia’s Attorney-General does not believe video game restrictions are being applied strongly enough, and that delicate minds are being exposed to violent and sexual content.

A group of LinkedIn users are suing the service for allegedly hacking emails to find contacts to spam with unwarranted emails.

An audit has found Victoria’s three largest government agencies cannot be confident they are managing their spending on telecommunications.

New research has digitally remastered our view of the brain, leading to a clearer picture which could help define better methods for brain-computer interfacing.

The new federal Environment Minister has begun tackling the ‘green tape’ he sees as strangling progress – hunting up 50 gas and energy projects left in limbo.

Several companies in the telecoms industry are taking the uncertainty over the future of the National Broadband Network as an opportunity to drum up some profits.

The federal Minister for Small Business has instructed the Australian Tax office to lay-off on audits of independent contractors and the self-employed.

The Australian Government will keep its generic cigarette packaging and large health warnings, despite a new challenge to the policy from Indonesia.

With recent statistics finding almost half of Tasmanian adults cannot read or write at a high school level, a push has begun to put specialists in every school to address the ongoing issue.

New research has found students with dyslexia may find it easier to read on an e-reader than traditional paper.

JPMorgan Chase will pay nearly a billion dollars in fines to US and British regulators, after admitting its involvement in the “London Whale” trading kerfuffle.

A Norwegian high-roller has lost his attempt to sue an Australian online betting agency.

Anyone doubting the legitimacy of video games as an industry or medium has almost nothing left to stand by, with the release of the newest Grand Theft Auto game raking in over a billion dollars in its first three days.

The rolling tide that is Australian surfwear company Billabong seems to have landed on new shores, settling on a finance deal and new chief executive for the label.

Short-selling charges for a hedge fund in the US have led to the resignation of two directors from the ASX.

New research from the University of New South Wales has shown which traits young people respond to in trusted adults and figures of authority such as teachers.

A new study has a shown a gap year may be just what a student needs to reset their mind for University.