Industry News

The US 7th fleet has decided it will clean up its own mess, collecting four bombs dropped near the Great Barrier Reef in a training exercise last fortnight.

New research at the University of Adelaide could provide insight into how to repair the brain after damage from stroke or traumatic injury.

A newly-published study has revealed there are some front-runners among cane toad populations, with evidence leading to the identification of an evolutionary phenomenon dubbed the ‘Olympic village effect’.

Monash University has opened a new research centre dedicated to transforming manufacturing in areas such as biomedicine, transport, aerospace engineering and mineral processing.

The University of New South Wales has joined several prominent international institutions by putting some of its courses online through the internet-education group Coursera.

Building has begun on the site that will be the new home of Australian nanoscience, with the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research launching the project this week.

Most people do their best to avoid large concentrations of methane, but a new form of microbial life recently discovered at the University of Queensland can not get enough of the potent greenhouse gas.

A study undertaken by the University of New South Wales has modelled the impacts of an approved plan to pump water from the Macquarie River to the city of Orange, finding greatly increased risks to river health than were identified in the project’s environmental assessment.

Victorian researchers have plumbed the depths around one of Australia’s most recognisable geological formations and discovered an unseen world of marine beauty.

The Federal Government has put up $100 million for the fourth round of the On-Farm Irrigation Efficiency Program.

Halliburton will plead guilty to destroying evidence related to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, according to the US Justice Department.

Traditional owners of lands in central Queensland have called on the state’s Natural Resources Minister to consult with them before moving ahead with changes to the management of the state’s rivers.

South Australia will nearly double its normal water entitlements after flows to the Murray River increased to 8,000 megalitres this week.

An artificial flood will provide a vital helping-hand to the world’s second largest red gum forest.

Research at CSIRO has yielded the ground-breaking double benefit of preserving wild fish stocks and improving the viability and environmental aspects of prawn farming.

Many mobile phone customers tired of dealing with international delays and communication problems will be thrilled to learn one provider is taking on 150 new staff at its Australian call centre.

A correlation has emerged in comparisons between an employee’s occupation and engagement level.

High costs and confusion over childcare options are forcing many mothers to put off their return to work after pregnancy, some forced to stay home permanently.

While Australia’s prosperity and economic outlook may be the envy of most of Europe at this point, uncertainty is tarnishing the rosiness of the average Australian worker.

Some employment industry members have highlighted the overly-chatty boss as a potential drain on productivity.