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The Western Australian Government has announced the Water Corporation will bring forward a high-tech program aimed at better assessing the condition of water mains in Perth’s CBD.

Published on: WaterCareer

The Northern Territory Government has announced it will set aside $15.6 million for the state’s ICT systems.

Published on: ICTCareer

The Queensland Government has announced the appointment of Professor Suzanne Miller as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Queensland Museum.

Published on: ExecutiveCareer

The Queensland Government has tabled legislation before the State Parliament that will provide a clear cut definition of ‘worker’ for the purposes of workers’ compensation.

Published on: OHSCareer

The Australian Communication and Media Authority (ACMA) has announced the results from the digital dividend spectrum, with a troika of the nation’s ISPs securing some of the most sort after spectrum bands.

Published on: ICTCareer

The Federal Government has invited public comment on draft regulation amendments to the nation’s water market trading scheme.

Published on: GreenCareer

The Federal Government has released a draft consultation plan for the formation of a national plan on asbestos safety and eradication, following a meeting between Minister for Workplace Relations Bill Shorten and the Select Council on Workplace Relations.

Published on: TradesCareer

The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) has urged the Federal Government to reconsider the implementation of two new taxes, saying that stifle industry growth and investment.

Published on: ResourcesCareer

The nation’s construction sector has hit a seven month low in April, according to the latest Australian Industry Group (Ai Group)/Housing Industry Association (HIA)’s Australian Performance of Construction Index (PCI).

Published on: TradesCareer

The Victorian Government has outlined reforms which it says will deliver the next phase of the ongoing phase of public private partnership (PPP) projects.

Published on: GovernmentCareer - State

The Victorian Government has announced it will commit $72 million to boost transport and planning infrastructure in Melbourne’s west.

Published on: EngineeringCareer

Western Australia’s biosecurity has been bolstered after the reforms under the Biosecurity Agriculture Management Act 2007 comes into effect.

Published on: GreenCareer

The South Australian Government has announced it has approved the construction of a new desalination plant for the township of Hawker.

Published on: WaterCareer

The Victorian Government has pledged $16 million to kickstart the major modernisation works of the Macalister Irrigation District (MID).

Published on: WaterCareer

The Victorian Government has promised a ‘radical change’ in roadwork with a $170 million package to address the state’s roads.

Published on: EngineeringCareer

The Port of Melbourne has announced a shortlist of bidders for the construction and operation of Melbourne’s third international container terminal.

Published on: EngineeringCareer

The New South Wales Government has announced that the state’s average WorkCover premium has fallen by 7.5 per cent.

Published on: GovernmentCareer - State

WorkCover NSW has issued a warning to the state’s business to manage hazardous noise levels.

Published on: OHSCareer

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures released today show that 11 per cent of families with dependants in June 2012 had no one in the family who was working.

Published on: GovernmentCareer - Federal

Even when things are going well, almost 40 per cent of Australians ‘stress out’ about their personal finances, according to a new ANZ survey into Australians’ views on money.

Published on: FinanceCareer

Australia’s retail turnover has slumped by 0.4 per cent in March, according to the latest figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Published on: FinanceCareer

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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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