Industry News

Work safety authorities in the Northern Territory have put out a timely warning with warm weather approaching fast – reminding all workers to be wary of electric shocks from excessive sweating while operating powered tools.

A Canberra public servant has been awarded more payouts after she fell off a chair at work in 2002.

A Curtin University study has polled truck drivers who were involved in accidents over a single year, finding those who did not complete fatigue management training were six times more likely to crash.

The National Heavy Vehicle Regulators committee has welcomed a representative from The South Australian Road Transport Association to a seat at its table.

The first shipment has rolled out to sea from one company’s significantly expanded port, rail, and mine operations in Western Australia.

Legal action has begun over health and water safety implications of an open-cut coal mine in New South Wales.

A recent discovery could lead to a new generation of low-cost spray-on solar cells.

Boat building has been an unexpected feature of the latest round of electoral campaign promises, with shipwrights set to benefit no matter where opinion lands.

Austrian scientists have developed a mind-boggling technique to grow small brains from cells in the lab.

The top lawyer and advocate for free speech at Twitter has left the company; the surprise move comes as Twitter prepares for its long-awaited initial public offering.

Two giants of global IT are looking to sue the US Government over its denial to let them tell the public what they are forced to do.

Many members of New Zealand’s ICT sector will be rejoicing this week, after the country banned patent protections on most software.

The former Chief Technology Officer for the Department of Defence has left his post, moving to a role as Chief Information Officer of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship.

New research from France suggests for people living in certain environments, good diet and exercise may not be enough to combat the damage of low but constant levels of pollution.

The Broken Hill base of the Royal Flying Doctor Service will get a make-over and a reshuffle, with the Service approving plans to upgrade its facilities in rural New South Wales.

A moderate daily intake of wine can have several proven health benefits, a list which now includes a lower risk of developing depression.

Data presented at the Fertility Society of Australia's annual meeting suggests hundreds of Australian couples are taking flight to choose the gender of their baby.

Research has found that a batch of Fonterra milk powder which caused international alarm recently did not contain any traces of botulism bacteria and never had.

Adjustments to the way the Australian Energy Regulator sets it prices should spell the end of massive spikes.

Researchers from universities in the US say they have found a link showing coal-fired power stations are responsible for high levels of mercury in some ocean fish.