Industry News

Many of a tradespersons’ tools can be traced back centuries, but now reports suggest many contractors are tooling-up for the future.

A company specialising in construction in the telecommunications industry has emerged from a trading halt lasting nearly a month, some expect the Service Stream firm to announce job cuts and sweeping changes this week.

The country’s mining and resources sector says it shouldn’t have to go through such lengthy processes for environmental approval, targeting duplication of ‘green tape’ as a key election issue.

The latest ABS salary statistics have been released and it seems medicine is the industry to go for to get the highest pay cheque.

Protesters on the site of a planned wind farm may have won their battle, with the NSW Government shelving plans for the facility near Goulburn and the company in charge citing “land security” issues.

The CEO of bionic-ear manufacturer Cochlear says trade unions have been given too much power in Australia, and the workers’ representatives are now holding back national development.

The chief executive of Australia’s Insulation Council says the industry has taken a massive hit from the botched insulation stimulus scheme, and that compensation may now be needed.

A mysterious health condition could be plaguing a pod of killer whales off the Queensland coast, with authorities finding the third dead whale in under a week.

A meeting of state fair trading ministers, Commonwealth representatives, authorities and experts has decided to extend a ban on synthetic drugs in Australia.

Hewlett-Packard Australia will have to pay a $3 million fine for making false and misleading claims on warranty conditions to customers and retailers.

A national police conference has heard anyone could be in the firing line of home-made 3D-printed guns sourced online.

A Queensland coroner has found more could have been done to save the lives of four young tradesmen, the Prime Minister says he would be willing to meet their families.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has released a report claiming that consumers have saved billions since banks stepped up their disclosure on deposit rollovers.

Some Tasmanian schools have resorted to massages to calm crazed students.

Some CEOs are known for their near-inhuman dedication to their directorships, but it seems one former executive is happier to hang up his cufflinks and indulge a musical passion.

A program at the University of Melbourne is seeking to foster the next generation of ambitious Australian entrepreneurs.

A series of University talks from prominent leaders of various industries has been one of the highlights of the year for many students. World champion yachtsman, businessman, philanthropist and Monash University alumnus, John Bertrand will lead the high-powered gatherings to discuss the essence of great leadership this month.

Students from across the faculties were drawn to an inside look into the world of international diplomacy this week, as former Foreign Minister Alexander Downer and Consuls General Niels Marquardt (from the US) and Nick McInnes (British) spoke at the University Diplomacy Conference at the University of New South Wales.

A presentation at the University of Sydney today will discuss NAPLAN and other broad-spectrum testing measures, discussing their purpose, efficacy and foibles.

Researchers have found positive economic growth does not equal a happy population.