Industry News

The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) has announced it has commenced succession planning to replace outgoing Chief Executive Officer Mitch Hooke, following his announcement that he will not renew his contract at the end of the year, ending an 11 year tenure at the top job.

WorkSafe Victoria has launched a new campaign aimed at helping injured workers get back to work following the release of statistics that show that the longer injured workers are off work, the more psychiatric and physiological help they need.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has granted interim authorisation to a number of inner Sydney councils to enable them to request and evaluate new tenders for the processing of dry recycling material within the metropolitan area.

Teachers are being unfairly blamed for the failings of the education system, when in fact they are its greatest asset, Melbourne University’s Professor Stephen Dinham told a gathering of the country’s top pedagogues.

The Commonwealth has provided $2 million to the South Australian Government to undertake an Integrated Transport and Movement study in Adelaide to help the city develop an aligned transport plan.

The proposed $350 million redevelopment of Nyrstar’s smelting operations into a cleaner poly-metallic processing and recovery facility at Port Pirie has been declared a Major Development by the South Australian Government.

Billions of dollars worth of investment stands to be unlocked in South Australia’s Spencer Gulf following the announcement of a Federal, State and Local government collaboration.

The National Transport Commission (NTC) has released the heavy vehicle charges review discussion paper, which it says is aimed at building a fairer and improved system of managing the charging system.

Federal, State and Local Governments and the trucking industry have announced a new $82 million spending initiative aimed at upgrading the safety of the country’s road network.

The National Broadband Network Co (NBN Co) has announced it has secured a contract with Arianspace to launch its satellites into orbit in 2015.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has introduced a new single regulatory compliance mark (RCM), aimed at illustrating a device’s compliance with telecommunications, radiocommunications and electromagnetic compatibility standards.

Construction materials specialist Boral has announced the company will merge its construction materials and cement divisions into a single integrated division, with the appointment of Joseph Goss as the new Division Managing Director to preside over the new body.

The South Australian Government has revealed its comprehensive new plan for treatment of people with eating disorders for public consultation.

A new report released by the Federal Government’s Climate Commission has concluded that climate change was partially to blame for the ‘angry summer’ seen over the last few months.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has launched its new Critical Information Summaries, which provides consuemrs with two pages of essential information about a telecommunications product or service.

The overall health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders is improving, according to a new report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).

The Universities of Queensland (UQ), Sydney, Newcastle and New South Wales have been awarded a $3.3 million CSIRO grant to investigate the most economically efficient energy network of Australia’s future.

Queensland Minister for Energy, Mark McArdle, has said that energy market reforms currently being developed will save the State’s suppliers billions of dollars.

The Queensland Government has announced it is seeking industry feedback on guidelines for the building and construction code of practice in a bid to prevent unnecessary time delays and cost blow-outs on major infrastructure projects.

A new report released by the National Housing Supply Council (NHSC) has concluded that Australia continues to be dogged by an on-going housing shortage and chronic affordability issues.