Industry News

There has been massive backlash to a decision announced recently by the new federal government, to dissolve the bank which has been set up to fund projects for Australia’s energy future.

One regional council in New South Wales has deferred back to general scientific consensus, voting to undo a previous ban and start adding fluoride to its water.

Staff at the Newcastle City Council have initiated moves to take industrial action over the future of their jobs.

A former council CEO has been jailed after his free-wheeling use of the shire’s credit card.

The Cairns Regional Council has expressed some annoyance at having to delay its plan to rid the town of flying foxes.

The Queensland Premier has revived a plan to spend billions for more rail access over the Brisbane River, but some residents wonder if it will be funded by money put aside for much-needed highway repairs.

A senior public servant accused of espionage activities has been denied access to evidence used to strip him of his security clearance.

A group which provides employment assistance to people out of work in central Queensland says it may funnel the unemployed to drought-affected farms.

A new study has found consumers do not like overly-flattering salespeople, even if they believe the compliments are sincere.

An analysis of employment data has suggested being unhappy in one job leads many to throw themselves into the uncertainty of temporary work.

A worker in the ACT has been awarded over $900,000 after he was injured, returned to work and was then assaulted by his supervisor.

Scientists have discovered a range of new organic molecules in a meteorite which have never been seen before.

Evidence has been found of diverse life forms which have been locked in lakes buried beneath Antarctica for over one hundred thousand years.

Wide Bay residents are worried some tourists to the area may be overcome by more natural beauty than they intended, with concerns over plans to release dam water near a camp-site.

A team from the Murdoch University are investigating ways to protect the vital water supplies for remote desert communities.

Almost everybody is familiar with the slow roll of waves at the beach, the subject of millions of cliché postcards and holiday snaps, but now scientists have recorded the breaking of waves as tall as skyscrapers - deep beneath the ocean’s surface.

The issue of how to provide a comfortable retirement for Australia’s aging population will be tackled by a $9 million collaborative effort between top scientific agencies.

The Queensland Farmer’s Federation is one of the first of many groups which will be hoping the newly-elected government sticks to its pre-poll promises.

Fish living in a certain lagoon near Sydney are ready for their high-definition close-up, with UNSW teams monitoring entrants to the Narrabeen Lagoon in an Australian-first project.

Manta rays are immense, smooth, dark, intimidating and certainly difficult to miss, but scientists in Queensland are concerned about the future of the world’s largest ray.