Industry News

The South Australian Government has launched a new campaign aimed at increasing the state’s motorists’ awareness about sharing the road with heavy vehicles.

Debit card usage by Australians is surging ahead, with the total usage set to overtake credit card use within the coming years according to the latest figures released by Roy Morgan Research.

More and more countries are measuring the performance of teachers and schools as a key plank in education reform, a new report from the Organization for Economic Co-Development has concluded.

Woodside Petroleum’s controversial $45 billion has become the next resources super-project to be shelved after the company announced the project failed to meet the company’s ‘requirements for a positive final investment decision’.

The Federal Government has announced an agreement with China that will enable direct trading between the Australian Dollar (AUD) and the Chinese Renminbi (CNY).

The Bank of Queensland (BOQ) is set to significantly expand its distribution network after the bank announced it has purchased Virgin Money Australia for $40 million.

Texas focused oil exploration company Talon Petroleum has announced the appointment of Jeff Forbes as the company’s new Non-Executive Director, effective immediately.

Australia's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased 0.2 percentage points to 5.6 per cent in March, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) announced. 

The Federal Government has released the first study into connecting the nation’s East Coast capital cities by a High Speed Rail (HSR) network, with Infrastructure Minister Anthony Albanese describing it as a ‘game-changer’.

Mining giant BHP Billiton has announced it has completed the sale of its diamonds business to Dominion Diamond Corporation.

The Federal Government has announced that 11 Partnerships for Better Health will share in $7.9 million in funding.

The Australian and Singaporean Governments have announced a new collaborative medical research partnership aimed at tackling three of the most infectious diseases in the Asia-Pacific region.

The ‘average’ Australian is a 37 year old woman with two kids, a mortgage and lives in a house in one of Australia’s capital cities.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has unveiled new analysis about towns of the mining boom using data from the 2011 Census.

Queensland Premier Campbell Newman has officially opened the new $200 million Mt Carlton gold, silver and copper mine.

The Tasmanian Government has passed major mental health reform through the State Parliament, giving mental health consumers and their carers a greater say in treatment and management of their illness.

Whether or not a school is single sex, its sector and its focus on academic achievement are just some of the main factors in determining a student’s tertiary entrance ranking, a new report conducted by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) has found.

The Federal Government has released a list of 233 South Australian schools that have been chosen to receive extra funding under the Improving Literacy and Numeracy National Partnership (ILNNP).

The New South Wales Local Government Acts Taskforce has released its discussion paper on the proposed development of new local government legislation.

Federal Minister for School Education, Peter Garrett, has stated unequivocally that all schools in Australia will see an increase of funding next year.