Industry News

The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has launched the annual survey of the Australian ICT sector, seeking to gather a complete statistical breakdown of the workforce to take to directly engage with the Federal Government.

Australian universities have retained their overall ranking at eight position in the second annual Universitas 21 (U21) assessment, which compares and ranks higher education systems in 50 countries.

The inaugural Sustainable Australia Report has been released by the government appointed National Sustainability Council, highlighting major challenges faced by the coming years as the country continues to grow.

Annual spending on mental health has topped $28.6 billion, according to a new report released by health insurance company Medibank.

Australia's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was estimated at 5.5 per cent in April, as announced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today.

Parents the world-over now have more ammunition in getting their kids to eat their greens after researchers from the University of Queensland (UQ) found that broccoli boosts the battle against type 2 diabetes.

Technicians from Pathology Queensland have announced the development of a test for the new strain of bird flue; H7N9.

BG Group has announced the sale of $1.93 billion worth of holdings in the Queensland Curtis Liquefied Natural Gas (QCLNG) project to China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC).

The housing construction industry is set for a challenging immediate future, according to the latest report released by the Housing Industry Association (HIA).

A new consumer solar power advocacy group has launched over the week in a bid to shine the light on power companies and politicians it says are leading a nationwide rip off.

Antibodies within mother’s milk passed on to her baby may well be the answer as to why childhood vaccinations have been so successful, and why science has battled so bitterly, and often with little success, in tackling chronic infections in adults according to the latest research from the Australian National University (ANU).

A new breed of industrial robots and a revolutionary set of new ICT systems could soon transform Australia’s manufacturing sector, leading to safer environments and more efficient factories, according CSIRO’s latest whitepaper.

ANZ has announced the appointment of Manfred Liechti as the company’s new Managing Director Global Private Banking.

Four in five Australians are concerned they’re not saving enough, while a third feel that they’re not saving sufficiently to meet their goals, according to the RAMS Savings Satisfaction Report 2013.

The Queensland Government has announced legislation that will govern whale watching and marine mammal protection.

The Queensland Government has announced that $276 million worth of road reconstruction works will go out for tender later this month.

The New South Wales Government has so far allocated $4.7 billion to Restart NSW, the fund established in 2011 with the goal of driving renewed economic and social infrastructure funding across the state.

The Reserve Bank of Australia has dropped the official cash rate to 2.75 basis points after its Tuesday meeting earlier this week.

The Federal Government has pledged $20.3 million to be shared between nine cutting edge telehealth projects that will use the National Broadband Network to pilot new methods of health care delivery.

A recent survey of international students has found that their cohort is still happy with their experience, despite the ever increasing value of the Australian dollar putting them under increased financial strain.