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The Royal Australian Air Force is buying two more C-17A Globemaster airlift planes, the aerial hauler than has been serving many recent military logistical needs.

Paper shows points to get people back to nature

An environmental finance group has put out a discussion paper to define a style of building with strong links to nature.

Spoil moves to solid ground, new suggestions needed

The dredge spoil from the contentious expansion of the Abbot Point Port will be dumped on land, and could even be used to improve the environment in which it rests.

Talking down the toll of suicide

A new report says that conversation can save lives.

Terror brings tightening at nitrate site

Australia’s elevated terrorist alert level has prompted explosives factories to review their security and safety procedures.

Wrath of cane collisions wakes old warnings

There has been a concerning rise in the number of electrical accidents involving cane harvesters in north Queensland, as one of the regions’ major agricultural industries enters its most active phase.

Handful of votes could stop strange new world

A storm of internet activism is rising against the Australian Government’s attempt to force the mandatory retention of telecoms data.

RBA opens door to fixing house price

Economists say the soaring level of house approvals are great, but property prices will probably stay high.

Samsung's new digs cost a lazy $16 billion

Tech giant Samsung will spend about $16.7 billion on a huge new facility in South Korea.

Track-laying talks ahead of Inland quest

The big rail project connecting Brisbane to Melbourne regional Queensland is tracking well, according to the infrastructure minister.

Billions will swing on voters' whim

Politicians are playing a multi-billion dollar game of chicken in Victoria.

CSG brings "inevitable" need for close look

The NSW Chief Scientist has helped pave the way for coal seam gas expansion in the state.

Hospitals hit in raid to turn over WA assets

West Australian Premier Colin Barnett has earmarked a set of sites to be sold in the Federal Government’s asset recycling scheme.

Rural roads get into gear with funding tank filled

The $2.1 billion Roads to Recovery scheme is alive and will be letting the funds flow soon.

New probe will prod QLD LNP right up to election

An unprecedented probe into the Queensland Government has been launched, and there is very little that it will not investigate about the current LNP regime.

Asbestos legacy laid at parliamentary door

One MP is pushing his state government to buy dozens of homes insulated with loose-fill asbestos fibres, as the toxic legacy of Mr Fluffy keeps coming back.

Gas ideas floated while coal jobs plummet

BHP has thrown its support behind floating LNG processing plants, ending years of speculation and indicating that onshore jobs will be fewer in the future.

Light metal faces heavy future with new head

A big name in the local aluminium game has taken on a role as the head of the Australian Aluminium Council.

Port workers see short end of big union payments

Workers at ports in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane could walk off the job this week, at the same time as reports say their union is willing to sell them out.