Industry News

The National Broadband Network (NBN) is increasingly popular with the voting public, with 69 per cent of people lending their support to the largest infrastructure project in the nation’s history.

The total number of Australian businesses and premises connected to iiNet’s fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) has overtaken the number of customers connected under the National Broadband Network (NBN).

The Hunter New England Local Health District has has called for Expressions of Interest (EOI) to help find a suitable site for a new hospital in the Maitland region.

The New South Wales Government has established the new Ministerial Advisory Committee for Rural Health, which will be charged will advising State Health Minister, Jillian Skinner, on ways to improve the delivery of health care and general health of rural communities across the State.

The Federal Government’s plain packaging laws for cigarettes have come into action, with the Cancer Council of Australia saying the new laws may prove to be substantially more effective than anticipated.

New home sales have recorded a bounce following a protracted weak period mid this year, according to the Housing Industry Association (HIA).

The country’s manufacturing sector is continuing to struggle, with an ongoing fall in new orders keeping the industry in the red this November, according to the latest Australian Industry Group’s (AI Group) latest Australian Perfoemrnace of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI).

The Federal Government ha hailed progress towards a joint Australia New Zealand therapeutic products regulatory scheme following the second meeting of the Australia New Zealand Therapeutic Products Agency (ANZTPA) Implementation Ministerial Council.

Data hosting company NEXTDC has announced it has commenced site preparation of its P1 Perth Data Centre in Malaga.

The number of LTE (Long Term Evolution), or “4G”, devices is set to grow from 1 million to 17 million in the coming three years, according to technology analyst firm Telsyte.

Unintentional falls continues to be the leading cause of injuries requiring hospitalisation, according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).

The Queensland Government has outlined its planned revitalisation of the State’s Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector.

The New South Wales Government has released a reform plan for the State Government procurement strategy.

The Western Australian Government has released its first comprehensive report card for the State's workforce development plan, finding that record numbers of Western Australians are enrolled in Government-funded training positions.

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have enjoyed an increase in overall confidence, offsetting previous downturns this year, according to the new Sensis Business Index survey.

The Victorian Government has announced it introduce sweeping reforms to the oversight of the state's building industry regulation to meet 21st century requirements.

Nearly 60 per cent of Australians now have a non-school qualification such as a degree or certificate, a report from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows. 

The South Australian Government has announced it will get an Independent Commissioner Against Corruption (ICAC) by the middle of next year after the State Opposition lent its support to the Bill’s passage earlier this week.

The Federal Government has passed laws through State Parliament which it claims will give its citizens access to a more competitive energy market.

The South Australian network of 19 new Marine Parks has officially taken effect, with the State Government welcoming the move, saying it will better protect the state’s marine environment for the future.