Industry News

The Western Australian Government has announced it has granted approval to a number of proposals by Rio Tinto to expand its iron ore operations in the Pilbara.

The Federal and Queensland Governments have announced that the shortlist for the construction of the Moreton Bay Rail Link has been reduced from four to two.

The Australian Bankers’ Association (ABA) has released an revised Code of Banking Practice, which it says provides improved rights for customers and sets out a binding minimum standard of service.

The New South Wales Government has announced the appointment of a new seven member advisory group that is tasked with providing expert advice to the procurement reform process.

After 10 months of consecutive monthly declines, job advertisements fell by 0.9 per cent in January, according to the latest figures released by the ANZ Bank.

Senior Tourism Australia executive Rodney Harrex has been named the new Chief Executive of the South Australian Tourism Commission (SATC).

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has launched the 2013 CensusAtSchool Questionnaire, which seeks the everyday opnions and interests of school students in Years 5 to 12.

Australian women continue to be under-represented in positions of leadership, according to a new report released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Federal and State Education Ministers have agreed to develop ‘clear targets and better mechanisms’ for tracking school performance to achieve the 2025 national goals in a meeting in Sydney last week.

Dr Lewis Ball has made his return to antipodean shores to head up the CSIRO’s Astronomy and Space Science (CASS) division.

The rollout of the $1 billion Gateway WA project has officially begun, with work beginning on the new on-ramp which will give trucks travelling from the Kewdale/Forrestfield industrial estate access to the Tonkin Highway for the first time.

The number of dwellings approved fell 4.4 per cent in December, according to the recently released ABS Building Approvals figures. The fall comes after a 3.4 per cent rise in November.

The Federal Government has announced 38 research grants will share in 10.6 million in new funding to help them continue their cancer research.

Recruitment specialist Hays has released the first Quarterly Report into skills demand for 2013, concluding that demand for energy professionals is continuing to grow, bolstered by major mining and resources project in Western Australia and Queensland.

Recruitment specialist Hays has released its Quarterly Report into the labour market, concluding that the country is experiencing a significant boom in demand for ICT professionals.

Recruitment specialist Hays has released its quarterly report into skills and workforce demand, concluding that the construction sector is currently awash with high-level candidates on the market.

Master Builders Australia has hit out at the ongoing transition from Fair Work Australia to the Fair Work Commission, saying that businesses are facing an inundation of red tape.

Education is up and employment is growing in the nation’s mining and resource regions thanks to the activity of mining companies and their mobile workforce, according to a new report released by the Minerals Council of Australia.

The Queensland Government appointed Uranium Mining Implementation Committee is set to hand down its recommendations on best practice of the development of the state’s uranium assets.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has called for contributions from interested stakeholders on its broad policy approach to spectrum licences that are not re-issued in the 800 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2 GHz, 3.4 GHz and 31 GHz bands.