Industry News

The Federal Government has announced it has fully accepted the recommendation from the Climate Change Authority that the Renewable Energy Target (RET) should not be watered down.

The National Water Commission (NWC) has released two reports into the industry’s operation in the 2011-12 year, detailing sustained improvements in water quality, delivery efficiency and water conservation.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has released its annual report into accusations of anti-competitive behaviour of private health funds and insurance providers.

Consumer group Choice has weighed into the country’s on-going debate over IT pricing, after three IT giants fronted the Parliamentary Inquiry into IT pricing late last week.

The National Broadband Network Co (NBN Co) has revised its rollout schedule of the mega-project, acknowledging a three-month delay to the decade long rollout.

The National Broadband Network Co's (NBN) Chief Mike Quigley has welcomed the appointment of Siobhan McKenna as the company's new Chairman.

Our collective loss of contact with biodiverse environments is creating a range of health issues and new diseases that were not present a century ago, according to a top health expert from the University of South Australia.

Adelaide University has announced the appointment of Mark Gregory as its new Chief Information Officer.

A shortage in crucial Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) skills in the current and emerging workforce is holding back Australian employers in their ongoing question to be more innovative, productive and competitive, according to a new report released by the Australian Industry Group (Ai Group).

Resources companies operating in Queensland will be obliged to engage local industry suppliers, under a new code of practice issued by the Queensland Resources Council (QRC).

Providing share options to employees is a burdensome and complicated task that requires a deft hand to deliver, according to a new survey conducted by international consultancy firm Deloitte.

The New South Wales Government and the Cancer Institute NSW have launched a new public education campaigned aimed at increasing the rates of early detection of lunch cancer.

Despite the misconception being repeated ad nauseam, top dogs often do need a helping hand when they’re first join a company according to top recruitment specialists Hays.

Telstra is reminding the nation’s top business minds to submit for the 2013 Telstra Australian Business Awards, with the April 4 deadline fast approaching.

Say Media has announced the appointment of erstwhile ninemsn group sales manager Tony Bell as the conpany’s new Australian national agency sales manager.

Home buyers are continuing to reap the benefits of a continued rally in housing affordability, driven by earnings growth, interest rate cuts and weak price developments, according to the Housing Industry Association (HIA).

The number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students staying on to Year 12 has exceeded 50 per cent for the first time, in 2012, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ASCI) has completed its annual audit into board diversity of ASX 200 companies, concluding that progress has been painfully slow in achieving a modicum of gender diversity.

One in every work-related injury victim is aged 25 or under, according to a new report released by Safe Work Australia.

The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to working with Rio Tinto and the Northern Territory Government in ensuring the long term viability of the Gove alumina refinery.