Industry News

The Federal Government has announced that community groups around the country can now apply for funding under the second round of the Biodiversity Fund and the first round of Target Area Grants, under the Caring for Our Country program.

Mining giant Rio Tinto has welcomed the decision by the Australian Competition Tribunal that will see third party users banned from the Hamersley and Robe rail lines.

The Federal Government has announced proposed changes to federal workplace laws that would seek to deliver flexible working arrangements for millions of Australian workers.

The Federal Government has granted conditional approval to the Maules Creek and Boggabri mine proposals, as well as the Gloucester coal seam methane gas project.

Ann Sherry has been named the new Chair of Safe work Australia by the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Bill Shorten.

Engineering firm John Holland has announced it has been awarded the $186 million contract to deliver the Cape Lambert Port B – Wharf Extension project for Rio Tinto.

The Federal Government has announced it will introduce a suite of new licensing regulations before the end of the year in a bid to enhance aviation safety and further deliver on the recommendations of the Aviation White Paper.

The South Australian Government has announced it will support a proposal by IronClad to reshape its transport plan for linking the Wilcherry Hill mine to port facilities on the Eyre Peninsula.

On behalf of the team at LogisticsCareer, we would like to extend our deepest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of the late Nick Dimopoulos, Chief Executive of the National Transport Commission, who sadly passed away on 8 February 2013.

WorkSafe Victoria has announced premium compliance auditors will be targeting businesses in the greater Geelong area as part of a blitz on uninsured employers.

WorkCover NSW has launched a new awareness campaign aimed at highlighting the dangers of working in the heat during the summer.

A recent report released by the Federal Government has shown that psychological hazards are not given the same level of attention in OHS legislation and by inspectors as physical hazards.

WorkCoverSA has announced the appointment of the new executive management team that it says will 'lead the corporation into an era of more proactively regulating Scheme performance'.

Rail logistics giant Aurizon has announced it has reopened its Blackwater rail system  on the Central Queensland Coal Network to diesel coal trains and electric coal trains following the completion of the repair works of the line damaged by ex Tropical Cyclone Oswald.

The Federal Government has released a new guide aimed at maintaining health of children in childcare centres by preventing the spread of infectious diseases.

A strong sense of cultural identity plays a crucial part in the education and training success of Indigenous students, according to a new study released by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER).

Group Training Australia (GTA) has extended a warm welcome to Chris Bowen as he takes up the Ministry for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research.

The Western Australian Government has announced it has awarded $32 million in contracts for the fit-out of the Fiona Stanley Public Hospital.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has directed Telstra to improve its four processes that will support the migration of its customers onto the National Broadband Network (NBN).

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has released a draft determination proposing to aurhorise Endocoal, Whitehaven Coal, Yancoal Australia, QC Resource Investments and Linc Energy to collectively bargain with Adani Mining for access to its new coal terminal at Dudgeon Point and with Aurizon Network for access to below rail infrastructure to transport their coal to the terminal.

“This decision allows coal miners to conduct more timely and efficient negotiations to secure terminal and rail capacity, which is likely to reduce the risk of unnecessary delays in the construction of this terminal and coal export growth,” ACCC Commissioner Joe Dimasi said.

“The ACCC is satisfied that the voluntary nature of the arrangements, the limited composition of the collective bargaining group and the limited scope of the negotiations means there is little, if any, public detriment.”

The ACCC proposes to grant authorisation for 15 years, to cover initial contract negotiations and to allow any long term contracts to be given effect to.

The ACCC has also granted interim authorisation to enable the parties to commence collective negotiations.