Industry News

The Queensland Government has announced it is seeking community input on the proposed changes to electrical safety laws that it says will reduce the costs of doing business while maintaining the standards of electrical safety.

WorkCover Queensland has released a new performance summary feature for employers registered with Employer online to help them easily identify injury hot spots in terms of nature and location of an injury.

WorkCover Queensland has announced it will be holding a free return to work workshop for the state’s small and medium businesses.

The New South Wales Government has unveiled a new plan aimed at significantly reducing the incidences of asbestos-related diseases across the state.

WorkSafe ACT has kicked off an inspection program focusing on work safety at height in the residential housing industry throughout the Territory.

Mental stress is wrecking havoc upon the nation’s businesses, with the costs associated with work-related mental stress and associated costs ballooning out to over $10 billion per year according to the latest findings released by Safe Work Australia.

A team of researchers from the Australian National University (ANU) has finally put to bed one of the most pressing questions on the male mind, penis size does indeed matter.

Queensland Premier Campbell Newman has unveiled a new $535 million ‘ground-breaking plan’ aimed at improving teacher quality and student outcomes.

The Australian Trucking Association has called for a blanket carbon tax exemption for the nation’s trucking sector, saying that the industry has little room to maneuver or offset its emissions.

The Australasian Railway Association (ARA) has hit out at the Federal Opposition’s transport policies, saying that Tony Abbot’s preoccupation with roads shows that ‘he simply does not understand public transport’.

The Queensland Coordinator-General has released the first supplementary environmental impact statement (SEIS) for Waratah Coal’s China First galilee Coal project.

The New South Wales Government has announced that construction of all nine stops of the  $176 million Inner West Light Rail Extension has started.

The CSIRO has announced the purchase of a new dual-polarisation weather research radar which will set atop the new research vessel Investigator.

The New South Wales government has announced the appointment of Nicholas Johnson as the new head of the Pillar Administration, the State Government owned corporation responsible for providing superannuation administrative services to members of the NSW public sector.

The Australian Medical Association (AMA) has called for the formation of a national health policy for young people to combat the rising rates of obesity, anxiety, depression and substance abuse.

The National Injury Insurance Scheme (NIIS) Advisory Group has convened in Sydney to discuss the progression of developing a comprehensive insurance scheme for catastrophic injuries.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has directed Telstra to improve two measures that will underpin the emigration of customers onto the NBN.

The cost of the National Broadband Network could blow out by twice as much as the current estimates, according to a new report prepared by the Federal Opposition.

The Northern Territory has announced the formation of a new Economic Development Cabinet Sub-Committee, charged with overseeing the Territory’s ‘next big economic advance’.

Despite a dismal March period for that nation’s construction sector, a national survey of more than 500 builders and contractors has revealed that sentiment is starting to pick up amongst the country’s builders.