Industry News

New data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) paints an austere picture of the housing finance market, showing that improved consumer confidence isn’t necessarily translating into a resurgent housing market.

Leighton subsidiary Visionstream has been awarded a $334 million contract by the National Broadband Network Co (NBN Co) to roll out fibre optic broadband in Victoria, Queensland and southern NSW.

A consortium of some of the nation’s most influential groups has publicly expressed its concern over the nation’s energy policies, saying that a clear, evidence based policy platform must be developed in order to cater for the nation’s energy demand.

Deaths from heart disease have fallen steadily since 2002, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

The Federal Government has announced that it will be establishing the Commonwealth’s first Chief Allied Health Officer to support the sector.

Global ICT giant SAP has announced it will further expand into the Victorian market by establishing its new Mission Control Centre (MCC) in Melbourne, creating up to 120 new high-tech jobs.

Indian pharmaceutical giant Cipla has opened its Australian headquarters in Melbourne, marking one of company’s first regional expansions outside of India.

A rail line along Melbourne’s Eastern Freeway, connecting the Doncaster Park-and-Ride with the Hurtsbridge line at Collingwood is the most viable option, according to a new report.

The Victorian Government has announced that construction has commenced on the $1.6 billion Port Capacity Project at Melbourne’s Webb Dock.

The new Code of Conduct for unregistered health practitioners has come into effect in South Australia, which the government says will ensure consistency of standards and the safe provision of services.

The newly minted Chief Minister of the Northern Territory, Adam Gillies, has announced that the proposed 30 per cent increases to power prices will be reduced to 20 per cent.

Catastrophic break failure was not to blame for the train crash at Brisbane’s Cleveland station earlier this year, according to an interim report published by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB).

EnergyAustralia’s planned Blackstone Power Station is inching closer to reality after Queensland’s Coordinator-General announced the approval of the project’s material change of use (MCU) application.

The Queensland Government has announced it will sell $806 million worth of shares in rail logistics giant Aurizon, saying the deal will ‘maximise benefits’ for Queensland taxpayers.

New research from the University of Cambridge has painted an alarming picture of how innocuous digital behaviour can be used to infer intimate details and personality traits with an alarming degree of accuracy.

Swinburne University of Technology has hosted a national information and communication technology forum to discuss ways that business industry, tertiary education and governments can better improve the development of the ICT profession and its role in building businesses and driving economic growth.

The Australian Anti-Dumping Commission is set to be established after the Federal Government passed key legislation through Parliament.

The Federal Government has announced it is extending consultations to find the ‘ultimate model for the future of job services in Australia’.

Google Australia’s Managing Director, Nick Leeder, has outlined how Australia can flourish in the digital future, saying that the country needs technologically innovative companies to supercharge its presence in the digital world.

The University of Western Australia (UWA) has announced a research breakthrough that could lead to a revolution in testing for type diabetes around the world.