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The debate over liability in a New South Wales worker’s compensation battle continues this week, with ComCare saying it should not have to pay the bill for an employee who was injured during sex on a work trip.

Published on: OHSCareer

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau will investigate a collision between two planes at a Melbourne airport which has left a multi-million dollar damage bill but luckily no-one injured.

Published on: OHSCareer

Plans are underway to amend and update the laws governing the transport of dangerous goods and chemicals on Australian highways and rail lines.

Published on: LogisticsCareer

Relevant industry bodies in Australia and New Zealand have launched Rail Safety Week, an effort to promote the message of rail safety to local communities across Australasia.

Published on: LogisticsCareer

A legal battle is unfolding between a truck-driver, Coles and the Transport Workers’ Union.

Published on: LogisticsCareer

One of the world’s leading campaigners for internet freedom says the US Government pledge to back off on rampant digital spying is a win for whistleblowers and private citizens.

Published on: ICTCareer

A twisted new particle could be the key to new information storage techniques of incredible density.

Published on: EngineeringCareer

One of the world’s largest mobile phone providers is chipping away at the local market, with Huawei putting on workshops to increase its procurement on Australian shores.

Published on: ICTCareer

Social media outlets are becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish from each other, with news Facebook has poached Twitter’s Trending Topics feature.

Published on: ICTCareer

ICT Geelong has launched an initiative to get people interested in wearable sensors and computing technologies in the regional area.

Published on: ICTCareer

The new standards have been finalised for the next generation of storage drives, with the launch of SATA 3.2 and SATA Express.

Published on: EngineeringCareer

A high-tech rubbish bin from a UK start-up company does more than just collect garbage.

Published on: EngineeringCareer

Google has donated 79 patents to a list of 'safe' designs to accelerate the pace of computing innovation.

Published on: ICTCareer

A University of Wollongong team has taken out an international prize for renewable energy-based house design.

Published on: TradesCareer

A stoush is unfolding in international energy relations, with reports that Zimbabwe has undertaken a secret deal to sell uranium to Iran being strongly denied by Zimbawean officials.

Published on: GreenCareer

The world’s latest bid has been launched in the effort to harness a form of energy which seems as revolutionary as it is elusive.

Published on: GreenCareer

One of the world’s chief energy price authorities says there is less demand for oil and that the world’s needs are gradually decreasing.

Published on: ResourcesCareer

The South Australian Government has defended its multi-million dollar spend on wind energy, saying the renewable source is a solid investment for the state’s future.

Published on: GreenCareer

The Reserve Bank has moved on recent reports of a decline in mining profits, cutting its forecast as downturn ripples through industries.

Published on: TradesCareer

The Queensland Government has granted approval for one of the most contentious planned mining developments in the state, which will see a series of mines dug in what is currently a significant natural refuge.

Published on: GreenCareer

The Federal Government has again delayed its decision on approval for the planned multi-billion-dollar expansion of a major Australian coal port.

Published on: GreenCareer

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For the last few weeks we have been bogged down in the very Earthly matters of royalty, budgets, politics, humanity and celebrity - all good prompts to look away, up into the infinite. 

Health authorities, politicians and scientists have been slowly introducing the world to the concept of ‘One Health’ - an all-inclusive approach to health that extends from the human body right through the global environment. 

This year’s Nobel Prizes honour discoveries that unwind our notion of truth, our understanding of ourselves and the human story, the complexities of cells and the very basics of the universe. 

XENOTRANSPLANTATION - sounds like something that would happen to an ill-fated crew member in Star Trek, but it is also a technical term for using non-human parts to treat or enhance our own bodies. 

I am Tim Hall; a red-blooded, beer-drinking, car-driving Australian male who has no interest in watching sports – at least, not the sports played by humans.

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