Industry News

New figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that industrial disputes have hit their lowest levels in nearly two years.

The Northern Territory Government has announced it will continue its Container Deposit Scheme for a further eight weeks while it mounts a challenge against the Federal Court’s decision that concluded companies did not have to comply with the scheme.

Nominations for this year’s Comcare Work Health and Safety Awards have been officially opened.

Melbourne will be home to the tallest sky-scraper in the Southern Hemisphere after State Minister for Planning, Matthew Guy, officially gave the project his seal of approval.

The Queensland Government has announced the state’s road industry is set to receive further details for a planned injection of up to $450 million in asset management contracts.

Queensland’s Uranium Mining Implementation Committee has handed down its final report outlining how the uranium industry should be re-established in Queensland.

A team of researchers from the University of New South Wales have succeeded in reproducing the genome of an extinct frog, reviving and reactivating it through the use of a sophisticated cloning technology to implant a ‘dead’ cells into an egg of another frog species.

The Victorian Government has announced grants of up to $500,000 are now available under a $3 million initiative.

The first passengers have passed through the new Western Concourse Terminal at Canberra Airport, marking a major milestone in the completion of the airport’s redevelopment.

Local Government NSW (LGNSW) has held an urgent meeting with the Minister of Local Government today and demanded the deferral of the NSW Government’s Early Intervention Bill until all details of the proposed legislation are publicly released.

The Tasmanian Government has announced major local government reforms, with elections to be deferred until next year and the introduction of compulsory voting.

The Federal Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Anthony Albanese, has announced the reappointment of Michael Deegan as the Infrastructure Coordinator, a position with responsibility for overseeing the day-to-day operations of Infrastructure Australia.

The average amount of greenhouse gasses produced by new cars has fallen by 21 per cent in 11 years, according to the National Transport Commission (NTC).

The Victorian Government has announced it will triple environmental water entitlements for the Campaspe River under the $3.73 million Caring for the Campaspe project.

The South Australian Government has released an Economic Statement which Premier Jay Weatherill has described as a ‘full and candid’ picture of the State’s economy.

The City of Melbourne is inviting its residents to contribute to the conversation about the future of the city with the release of an outline of the council Plan.

The Federal and Victorian Governments have announced a new voluntary strategic purchase program for eligible irrigators under the Goulburn-Murray Water Connections Project.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has released a report into the impact of dark liquidity and high-frequency trading (HFT) on Australian financial markets, concluding that concerns tend to be overstated and disproportionate to the risk posed by the practices.

The Federal Government has announced it will fund 32 projects aimed at improving the quality of teaching at the country’s higher education institutions.

The Federal Government stands to save as much as $1.3 billion a year if it reformed its approach to purchases of prescription drugs under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, according to the Grattan Institute’s Health Program Director Stephen Duckett.