Industry News

The largest ever official Italian delegation to visit Australia has landed in country to explore infrastructure investment opportunities.

Federal Minister for Workplace Relations, Bill Shorten, has convened the inaugural meeting of the Advisory Group for the Centre for Workplace Leadership in Melbourne earlier this week.

The University of Adelaide has pledged a ‘fundamental paradign shift’ towards smaller class sizes and the delivery of a premium student experience.

The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has released its final report of the Power of Choice Review, suggesting substantial reforms to the national electricity market (NEM) to give consumers greater choice in the way they use electricity.

WorkCover NSW has convened a special crane industry roundtable discussion to cover issues raised by last week’s crane fire and subsequent collapse in Sydney’s CBD.

The Australasian Sleep Association (ASA) has announced the establishment of an Occupation Health, Safety and Performance Group tasked with investigating the importance of sleep to Australian workplace health and safety.

The New South Wales Government has called for industry feedback for the first review of the current NSW Rail Access Regime – the regulatory framework which enables third party passenger and freight operators to use the State’s rail network.

The South Australian Freight Council (SAFC) has called for the South Australian Government to immediately investigate the viability of introducing toll roads to assist in funding of a number of key transport infrastructure projects vital to the State’s growth.

The outstand work of teams and individuals of WorkSafe Victoria’s insurance agents have been recognised at the Injury Support and Service Awards in Melbourne last week.

A WorkCover NSW Task Force will commence visits to over 60 glass manufacturing businesses throughout Sydney, the Hunter and Illawarra regions in a bid to improve the safety of the industry.

South Australia has pre-empted the Federal Government after introducing a Bill before State Parliament that would formally recognise the State’s Aboriginal peoples in the State Constitution.

The Federal and South Australian Governments have reached an in-principle agreement with Nyrstar to fund the transformation of the Port Pirie smelter into an advanced poly-metallic processing and recovery facility.

The Victorian Government has announced it is actively seeking new members to join the newly formed Victorian Adaptation and Sustainability Partnership ministerial advisory committee.

The Victorian Government has opened a $50 million fund aimed at supporting the development of iIntegrated Water Cycle Management (IWCM) projects across the State under the Living Victoria initiative.

The earth is on track for a 6°C increase in global temperatures if the current rate of emissions is maintained, according to the latest research released by the Global Carbon Project (GCP).

The Federal Government has welcomed Parliament’s approval of a $752 million upgrade of Defence logistics bases around Australia.

The Federal Government has announced the appointment of Bruce Gosper as the next Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Trade Commission.

The Federal Government ahs announced the appointment of David Papps as the new Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder.

The Australian Antarctic Division and Antarctica New Zealand have announced they will be conducting the first joint Antarctic science conference in Hobart from 25-27 June 2013.

The Federal Government has released a discussion paper covering the possible options for the use of Standard Business Reporting for the lodgment of financial reports with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.