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Chairman of the Murray Darling Basin Authority, Craig Knowles, has presented the Basin Plan before the United Nations General Assembly late last week.

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The Federal Government has released a new interactive online map which shows the extent of investment in clean energy projects around the country under the Clean Energy Future package.

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The Federal Government has released a new report on ways to improve seafarers work health and safety outcomes.

Published on: LogisticsCareer

The Victorian Government has commenced the formal planning and consultation process for the proposed East West Link road project, according to State Minister for Roads Terry Mulder.

Published on: EngineeringCareer

An action plan to reduce workplace injury and illness in the NSW road freight transport industry has been launched by WorkCover NSW at Orange.

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The Queensland Safe Work Awards are now open for nominations, with three new categories in this year's line up.

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The Federal Government has announced it has granted approval for the Anketell Point Iron Ore Processing and Export Project in Western Australia, subject to 45 strict conditions.

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The Federal Government has reaffirmed its support of the delivery of the $9 billion Melbourne Metro passenger train system, with Federal Infrastructure Minister Anthony Albanese saying that the Federal Budget would allocate $3 billion to be matched dollar-for-dollar by the State Government.

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The Federal Government has announced it has approved Rio Tinto Alcan’s South of Embley buaixite mine in western Cape York, subject to 76 strict environmental conditions.

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Australia Post has marked the start of National Cyber Security Awareness week by urging Australians to stay vigilant in their online transactions.

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Optus has announced the official launch of its pilot stage of its time-division long-term evolution (TD LTE) network, with the trial launching in Canberra earlier today.

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Telstra has joined forces with Pollenizer to bring together 50 of the nation’s top designers, developers, engineers and entrepreneurs for its inaugural ‘Appiness’ hackathon.

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The latest early trend estimates for trade and non-trade commencements show fewer people are starting an apprenticeship or traineeship.

Published on: TradesCareer

The proportion of employees who were trade union members in their main job has been steady at 18 per cent for the last three years, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). 

Published on: TradesCareer

The New South Wales Government has announced a new telecommunications scheme, covering the procurement of operation telecommunications equipment, infrastructure and services.

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The Federal Government has announced it will invest $10.5 million for the delivery of a national approach to protect Australians from asbestos-related diseases.

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The number of Australians covered by private health insurance has hit at an all time high, with almost half of the population protected under a plan.

Published on: HealthCareer

Bulk billing rates for GP services has hit an all-time high of 82.4 per cent in the March quarter, a figure welcomed by Federal Minister for Health Tanya Plibersek.

Published on: HealthCareer

The Federal Government has passed new legislation through Parliament that will strengthen the authority of the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority.

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The Victorian Government has rolled out its new $1 billion Biodiversity Conservation Strategy, which it says will serve the needs of both the housing industry and the state’s biodiversity.

Published on: TradesCareer

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has introduced legislation before Parliament that will provide for a half a percentage point increase in the Medicare levy from 1.5 per cent to 2 per cent of taxable income to cover the costs of the DisabilityCare, the initiative formally known as the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

Published on: HealthCareer

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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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