Industry News

Entries for the 2013 National Awards for Local Government are now open, with awards recognising innovative and new ways local government supports and serve their communities.

The Federal Government’s Grants Commission Financial Assistance Grants has released an issues paper outlining how it proposes to examine the distribution of money to local government bodies.

The full membership of the Joint Select Committee tasked with considering constitutional recognition has been announced following its first meeting earlier this week.

The Queensland Government has released a compliance plan to regulate the Coal Seam Gas to Liquefied Natural Gas industry in 2013.

The Queensland Government has announced it will begin investigating ways to unlock as estimated $4 billion worth of natural mineral resources in the north west of the state.

The New South Wales Government has launched a new strategy that it promises will deliver a different perspective on disability and accessibility issues.

Following extensive State and local government consultation, the South Australian Government has released its Metropolitan Growth Project, which will form the basis of future development in metropolitan areas hugging the Adelaide CBD.

Telstra has announced plans to construct a $100 million cloud centre in Melbourne's south east.

The Federal Government has announced sweeping reforms to the country's anti-dumping law, with Prime Minister Julia Gillard pledging to protect the nation's struggling manufacturing industry.

A small team of researchers have been tasked with improving our short to mid-term shoreline predictions.

The Federal Government has officially launched its $57.5 Kickstart initiative aimed at encouraging Western Australian employers to take on new apprentices to help address the State's growing trade skill shortage.

The Federal Government has welcomed the unveiling of the new, $51 million  Murchison Widefield Array, the latest piece of the Square Kilometre Array in outback Western Australia.

Managers need to be proactive in dealing with digital unrest as well as the regular disgruntled customer, as social media increasingly impacts on a brand's reputation according to recent findings published by Monash University.

The Federal Government has welcomed the appointment of Cameron Dick to the Chair of Australia's worker's compensation and occupational health and safety regulator.

The Federal Government has launched a public consultation covering a range of proposals aimed at improving the rates of workplace participation of people with a disability.

A team of researchers from Monash University have established, for the first time, an effective way of producing graphene, a substance which promises to revolutionise fields from computers to organ regeneration.

Sydney Water has signed a $100 million Collaborative Services Agreement (CSA) with Schneider Electric and Thompson Controls for the upgrade of 33 water and wastewater treatment plants.

The Queensland Government has announced new funding for healthier waterways after the release of the 2012 Ecosystem Health Report Card earlier this year.

ABS Building Approvals show that the number of dwellings approved fell 7.6 per cent in October 2012, in seasonally adjusted terms, after rising for two months.

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has cut the country's official cash rate to its lowest point since the depths of the global financial crisis in 2008. Governor Glenn Stevens announced the 25 per cent cut last Tuesday, bringing the rate to 3.0 per cent.