Archived News for Industry Professionals
The Federal Government is celebrating its newly-sealed China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (FTA), but unions and industry groups fear the deal will put jobs at risk.
Authorities take closer look at Hunter coal trucks
Safety authorities will be watching Hunter Valley coal mines closely, after a spike in cases of dump trucks coming into contact with overhead powerlines.
Contamination claim in fire-fighters' inquiry
The inquiry into conditions at Victoria’s Fiskville Country Fire Authority (CFA) training base has heard that water was deliberately contaminated as part of a biological experiment.
Dark stats shine light on industrial danger
Safe Work Australia statistics show 67 Australians have been killed at work this year.
East coast gas check to test all claims
The ACCC has taken the first steps in its east coast gas market inquiry.
Hyperloop prepares for leap into reality
Reports say SpaceX will actually build Elon Musk’s Hyperloop – a futuristic transport tube designed to move people and freight at speeds over 1,200 km/h.
Katter enters FIFO fracas
Outspoken MP Bob Katter has spoken at the Queensland Parliamentary Committee FIFO inquiry, calling on mining companies to hire locally.
Repair review spots faulty workshops
WorkSafe WA inspectors have uncovered some serious workplace safety issues in the state’s motor vehicle repair industry.
Cancer risk at work could be worse
Safe Work Australia says up to 5,000 cancer diagnoses each year could be the result of occupational exposure to carcinogens.
Locals hit as uranium leaves NT
Energy Resources Australia (ERA) has ditched plans for its underground expansion project, Three Deeps, due to falling uranium prices.
MBA wants housing boost in SA budget
The South Australian budget comes out this week, and the state’s building industry says the State Government should use it to kickstart the housing sector.
Nats' anti-gas play fails
The Nationals have failed in a bid to make the Northern Rivers of New South Wales coal seam gas free.
Nonsense and non-science invade energy debate
The renewable energy sector has taken another hard hit, this time in the form of thinly-veiled condemnation by Australia’s prime minister.
NSW launches huge health build
The New South Wales Government has announced $1.4 billion in new funding for hospitals, which it says is a new record.
Philae digs for new data
Philae is back - the European Space Agency (ESA) has received signals from its comet lander after months in the dark.
Shorten's deals stay veiled for now
Opposition leader Bill Shorten is saying nothing about his union history, until he faces the Royal Commission later this year.
Stations fall in SA coal collapse
Alinta Energy says its coal-fired power stations at Port Augusta in South Australia will close in early 2018, or possibly sooner.
Turnbull looks for NBN fast-lane
The Federal Government says it wants to fast-track the National Broadband Network, and must deregulate to do so.
Victoria welcomes winds of change
The Victorian Government has made it easier to set up new wind farms.
Clouds spotted in big players' future
Global credit ratings agency Fitch has handed negative ratings outlooks to BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and Anglo American.
Roy Hill digs into social improvement
Gina Rinehart's company Roy Hill is funding a charity to provide training, education and cultural benefits in Western Australia's Pilbara region.