Industry News

The Queensland Government has released the rules that will guide the de-amalgamation process of four Queensland councils.

The Queensland Government is calling on local governments, industry and the broader community to have their say on the recently released draft State Planning Policy (SPP).

Tasmanians are being urged to cut down on their carbon intake under a new 12 week challenge announced by the State Government.

The Federal Government has unveiled its new school education funding program, saying it will ensure the ‘proper resourcing’ of the sector for generations to come.

The South Australian Government has announced that the $17.1 million project to upgrade and expand the drinking water supply in Adelaide’s north has begun.

The South Australian Government has announced reforms to the Department for Education and Child Development (DECD) that it says will improve the ways in which children are educated for, cared for and protected.

Worldwide shipments of PCs have slumped by over 13 per cent in the first quarter of 2013, according to the International Data Corporation’s (ICD) Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker report.

Over 70,000 Australian children are not fully immunised, significantly increasing the risk of spreading previously controlled contagious diseases according to a new report released by the National Health Performance Authority (NHPA).

The Victorian Government has announced the approval of a new precinct structure plan for Armstrong Creek West in Geelong, which will see a $2 billion investment in the local building and housing industry according to State Planning Minister Matthew Guy.

Ten Victorian tradies are injured every day badly enough to warrant a compensation claim, according to the latest statistics released by WorkSafe Victoria.

The Queensland Government is calling on insurance companies to reward people who design their homes to better withstand flooding with lower premiums.

Tasmanian women will be able to seek a termination to their pregnancy up to 16 weeks under new legislation tabled in the State’s House of Assembly.

The Tasmanian Government has passed legislation through the Lower House of Parliament that will break up Aurora Energy’s energy retail monopoly.

Victorian Premier Denis Napthine has officially opened the Southern Hemisphere’s largest wind farm in Macarthur, in the state’s west.

The South Australian Government has announced it has received five new bids worth $142 million for access to the Cooper and Otway basins.

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has announced it has signed a contract with Canberra Data Centres (CDC) to host the Department’s new data centre.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released a new analysis of data from the 2011 Census about our doctors and nurses as part of the Australian Social Trends series.

Robustly protecting telecommunication consumers, ensuring continued service delivery and broadening the spectrum for available 4G are just some of the initiatives being pursued by the Australian Media and Communications Authority (ACMA) according to to its Chairman Chris Chapman.

The National Broadband Network is being taken up with a gusto in regional areas, with the NSW South Coast town of Kiama and the South Australian town of Willunga named the first two communities to record an uptake of over 50 per cent of eligible homes and businesses.

The national consumer watchdog is ready and willing to deal with the ‘many issues’ flowing on from the continuing communications industry revolution.