Industry News

The City of Sydney has announced it has voted to increase the council’s contribution to the South East Sydney light rail project from $180 million to $220 million.

Chevron has announced it has signed a major long-term Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Chubu Electric Power Company for the provision of 1 million tonnes per annum of liquefied natural gas (LNG).

Australia’s ongoing resources boom has seen an explosion in the growth of the Mining Equipment, Technology and Services (METS) sector, according to a new report released by the Minerals Council of Australia.

WorkCover New South Wales has urged the state’s business to renew their efforts to prevent workplace injuries from slips, trips and falls.

Safe Work Australia has released the Compendium of Workers’ Compensation Statistics Australia 2010-11 report.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has announced it will not object to GrainCorp’s proposal to allow its East Coast bulk grain port customers to transfer booked capacity to other customers.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has urged riders of quad bikes to exercise increase caution after new research found that unsafe riding practices are increasingly common.

Chief Executive of Master Builders Australia, Wilhelm Harnisch, has delivered a withering broadside to the proposed changes to the Fair Work Act.

The Federal Government has announced the total value on the National Infrastructure Construction Schedule (NICS) has topped $60 billion.

The Victorian Government has announced it has approved a key precinct structure plan for the Geelong area, which it claims will result in a $2 billion investment in the local building and housing area.

The Federal Government has announced the appointment of eight new members of the Fair Work Australia Commission.

Australia’s first national marine safety regulator is set to begin operations from July 1 this year, after the Federal Government confirmed the start date for the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA).

The Federal Government has released the first report from the Review of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (SRC Act), which aims to ensure that injured workers are covered by the SRC Act and Comcare Scheme.

Once extraneous variables such as deposit quality and capital lag effects are accounted for, Australia’s mining sector productivity improved at a steady rate of 2.5 per cent over the last few decades, according to a new report released by the Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics (BREE).

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released a new paper urging world governments to reform their subsidy programs affecting products ranging from coal to gasoline.

Australia’s manufacturing sector is continuing to languish in the doldrums, according to the latest Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI) released by the Australian Industry Group (Ai Group).

Master Builders Australia has called for the new-look Federal Cabinet to refocus on building the nation’s productivity by implementing key reform and policies.

The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) is pushing for a $30 increase to the country’s minimum wage, arguing that ‘new evidence’ shows that the country’s lowest paid are slipping ‘further behind the rest of the workforce’.

The University of New South Wales (UNSW) has launched a new workplace-based professional doctorate aimed at creating a new generation of leaders in public health.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has released its annual self-assessment of the Authority’s performance, concluding that by and large, it is meeting or leading world’s best practice.