Industry News

A team of research scientists from the University of Western Australia (UWA) and the CSIRO have teamed up with Kimberley Traditional Owners to test a new molecular technique that has the potential to significantly speec up the discovery of enw species.

While Australia has staged a ‘fragile reversal’ in its previously declining low-carbon competiveness, Asia, driven by China, has emerged as the key performing in developing preparedness for the future low-carbon economy according to the new GE Energy/Climate Institute’s Global Climate Leadership Review 2013 report.

A meagre 5 per cent of the country’s organisations have reported what they call smart, sustainable growth needed to see them succeed beyond the Mining Boom a Telstra survey has found.

Federal Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Greg Combet, has announced the appointment of Michael D’Ascenzo as the newest board member of the Clean Energy Regulator (CER).

In 2011-12 over half of us regularly checked our skin for changes in freckles or moles, according to the second set of results released from the Australian Health Survey. 

Australians are working more hours for higher hourly wages, driving a two decade long substantial growth in personal and household income, according to a new report released by the Productivity Commission.

The general public’s views and opinions towards tax and public spending are hardening, with people increasingly seeing themselves as paying too much tax in a system that is becoming progressively less fair, according to a survey conducted by progressive think tank Per Capita.

The Victorian Government has launched its new Victorian Schools Compact initiative in a bid to clarify roles and responsibilities and ‘build a new culture of co-operation in education’.

The South Australian Government has announced the official opening of the Adelaide Desalination Plant, with Premier Jay Weatherill describing the plant as an ‘insurance policy against future droughts’.

A renewed focus and cooperation between State and Federal Governments is sorely needed if real reform of the management of the Murray-Darling Basin is to be achieved, a new report by the National Water Commission (NWC) has found.

The South Australian Government has successfully passed legislation through Parliament to formally recognise the Aboriginal people in the State’s constitution.

The South Australian Government has passed the Wilderness Protection (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill 2012, which it says will ensure the ongoing protection of wilderness in the State.

Queensland Rail Safety Regulator will undertake a full investigation into the derailment of a freight train at Mingela earlier this week.

A new study commissioned by the Minerals Council of Australia shows that the resources sector spent over $1.1 billion on training in the 2011-12 financial year.

Thousands of Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) members have rallied outside the offices of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) in a bid to urge the business community to drop its opposition to the National Stevedoring Code of Practice (NSCOP).

Drivers of long-haul commercial vehicles who drink caffeinated beverages, such as coffee, are significantly less likely to crash than their counterparts who abstain, according to new research coming out of the George Institute.

Over one in three Australian worker believe they have been bullied in the workplace, according to new research released by law firm Slater & Gordon.

The Federal Government has introduced legislation before Parliament that seeks to establish the new Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency.

The national Clinical Framework for the Delivery of Health Services has been revised and extended to apply for transport accident and workers’ compensation claims.

Leighton Holdings has announced the appointment of Bob Humphris as the company’s new Chairman, only a matter of days after erstwhile Chairman Stephen Johns departed with two other non-executive Directors in tow.