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The Federal Government is continuing its push to change environmental approval laws so that activists and environmentalists cannot hinder mining projects.
Locals score world's best water-splitting
Australian researchers have set a new record for generating hydrogen fuel with solar power.
Senator says useful uranium buried by nuclear naysayers
Family First senator Bob Day is optimistic despite failing in a bid to remove the ban on nuclear power plants in Australia.
BHP digs in amid iron decline
BHP is pushing ahead despite a depressed iron ore market, drumming-up funds for a new open pit near Newman in WA.
Building cop bid fails
The Federal Government will keep fighting to bring back the workplace cop - the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) - after failing to reintroduce it this week.
Livestock guide for better way to load
The Australian Livestock and Rural Transporters’ Association has released the final version of its national ‘Guide for Safe Design of Livestock Loading Ramps and Forcing Yards’.
Rail workers reveal bullying gag
Queensland-based employees of the rail firm Aurizon say they have been bullied and gagged from talking to the media.
Rumbling trucks could save lives
Fire trucks in New South Wales are being outfitted with sirens that can be felt as well as heard.
Safety studies funded in SA
The next round of Safe Work SA WHS Research Strategy will pay out $650,000 in research grants, with applications open now.
Tasmanians push for e-car network
Tasmanian electric car enthusiasts want a public network of chargers for the high-tech vehicles.
ASIC to bury phoenix firms for good
Australia’s main financial regulator says it will turn its focus to ‘phoenix activities’ in the construction sector.
Expert says light-speed travel just needs power
Astrophysicist Professor Geraint Lewis says light speed space travel between galaxies may actually be possible.
Gorgon backers under ATO's lens
The Australian Taxation Office is looking at the funding of the massive Gorgon natural gas project, amid claims that it will make billions of dollars tax-free.
Prisons push for no-fly to stop rising drone drops
Prisons around the country want the airspace above them to be declared a ‘no fly zone’ in order to stop people using drones to drops contraband over the fence.
Progress-stopping rules could be worked-around
The Federal Government wants to change environmental laws so that a skink and a snake cannot hold up a massive coal mine.
Big digs covered up sliding wages
Economists say the sugar hit of mining boom masked a deterioration in Australian wage growth.
Literacy and work links discussed in Tasmania
The high rate of Tasmanian students graduating without being able to read, write or do sums is a “big problem”, one minister says.
Rally cry to help WA TAFE
The WA State School Teachers' Union has launched a new campaign to call on the WA Government to reinstate TAFE funding.
Union probe leader's Liberal link slammed
The man in charge of the royal commission into union corruption is being promoted as the guest speaker at a Liberal Party fundraiser.
'Wife beater' campaign starts with the name
A new campaign has been launched to rename the common navy blue ‘wife beater’ singlet.
Emissions plan shows commitment to resistance
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has unveiled a bold plan to place Australia at the back of the pack of nations responding to climate change.