Industry News

WorkCover New South Wales has reminded property owners, operators and workers to take extreme care when carrying out farm work, following a serious injury of a grazier in the Southern Highlands.

Queensland businesses will pay the same 1.45 per cent in workers compensation premiums, with WorkCover Queensland’s average rate remaining at $1.45 per $100 of wages paid for the 2013-14 year, representing the second lowest average premium in the country.

The Productivity Commission has released a draft report into the access of national significant infrastructure, saying that legislation governing regulated third party access should be changed.

The Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB)  has given the nod to Virgin Australia’s bid to acquire a 60 per cent stake in Singapore based Tiger Airways.

The Federal Government has revealed the 2013 Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acerage Release, covering 31 areas across six basins in Commonwealth waters offshore of the Northern Territory, Ashmore and Carier Islands, Western Australia and Victoria.

The High Court has granted Comcare special leave to appeal the now infamous PVYW sex injury case.

The Federal Government has flagged its intention to reform the way major petroleum activities in Commonwealth waters are assessed and approved.

SafeWork SA and the SA Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) have completed the first stage of a joint audit of licensed asbestos removalists.

The Federal Government has announced a major new study into the ‘rapidly changing’ eastern Australian gas market.

The New South Wales Government has outlined a ‘new era’ for Infrastructure NSW as the agency now adopts an official advisory capacity for the delivery of key infrastructure projects.

The New South Wales Government has outlined a new plan that will deliver brand new ferries, wharves and extra services starting later this year as part of a program aimed at modernising the city’s iconic mode of transportation.

The Federal Government has unveiled a new plan of how it intends to assist developing nations sustainably develop their mineral and energy resources.

The Federal Government is calling for private companies to register their interest in developing and operating the Moorebank Intermodal Terminal.

The relationship between the Federal Government and their erstwhile political allies the Greens has deteriorated even further after Minister for Resources and Energy, Gary Gray, blasted the Green’s proposed blanket ban on all new coal seam gas exploration and production.  

The Northern Territory and Commonwealth Governments have struck a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will aim to provide security over long term gas supply to the Territory.

Overt racism may well be on the decline around the country, but it still remains part of daily life for all too many Victorians according to a new report released by the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission.

The Tasmanian Government has announced it will inject a further $500,000 to continue a major overhaul of the state’s planning system.

The Tasmanian Government has passed major local government reforms through the State’s Legislative Council which will now see the delivery of ‘all-in, all-out’ council elections.

The Tasmanian Government has outlined its planned changes to the state’s waste management scheme in this year’s state budget, with State Environment Minister Brian Wightman saying the Government will investigate the possibility of implementing a container deposit scheme as well as exploring the potential for a mine remediation centre of excellence.

The Tasmanian Government has announced it will provide $175,000 each year in continual funding for the operation of the Tasmanian Seed Conservation Centre at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens.