Archived News for Industry Professionals
A large section of Australia’s business community is in uproar about new competition laws, which they claim will make big businesses responsible for the finances of their competitors.
Dump plan spoiled, will be re-drawn
The plans to dump dredge spoil from the Abbot Point coal port expansion at sea will be changed.
Four deaths pinned on Labor's hasty negligence
A damning review has found the so-called ‘pink batts scheme’ sacrificed safety for speed, for which four young men paid with their lives.
Jobs drift on gas inaction, Combet says
A former climate change minister says coal seam gas is the solution to soaring energy costs and carbon reduction needs.
Roy Hill poised for prolific export period
Gina Rinehart’s $10 billion Roy Hill iron ore mine is entering its seriously profitable phase.
Text message starts Burton sacking spree
A contractor for Peabody Energy has rushed to apologise for sacking around 100 workers via text message.
Work changes slip through scrutiny
Moves are being made on the federal government’s industrial reform agenda, with very little media or public reaction.
Abetz talks of broad change on old lines
Federal Employment Minister Eric Abetz has used a speech to a large workforce and labour conference to outline the LNP’s plans for reform.
Dodgy wires spark big recall
The ACCC is recalling electrical cables and wires that have been installed in up to 40,000 buildings and homes.
Sight seen as centre for Northern revolution
An architecture and design firm has put out plans for massive development in Australia's north, in a town where crocodiles outnumber humans 1,000 to one.
Calls to cover old power against renewable insurgence
The independent review of the Renewable Energy Target has been released, proposing a number of suggestions to reduce the cost of the scheme and its impact on the energy market.
Pay hit to bring 457's for less
The Federal Government is planning to let regional businesses pay foreign workers differently to locals.
Warnings over local love for shaky loans
Australian lenders are enthusiastically selling the same mortgage deals that drove the United States to economic ruin.
Commission catching poisonous public transport
A noxious club culture allowed a “toxic cell” of high-level staff at Public Transport Victoria (PTV) to thrive.
Wild flows bring call to disclose
The NSW Opposition says documents revealing harmful spills of pollutants should be publicly available.
Big bang won't stop SpaceX quest
The sudden explosion of a multi-million dollar engineering project has been dubbed “an anomaly”.
Cheap homes built to better local minds
An Australian university-run project has seen teams of young engineers design and build houses for rural Cambodian communities.
Cyborg sommelier gives a sip of the future
Australian students have made a technological breakthrough that may herald a new age of robotics and automation in our daily lives.
Huge hiring heralds progress at Carmichael
Indian mining firm Adani is looking to hire 5,000 workers for the Carmichael coal project in Queensland.
In-flight tech check means more screen time for all
Authorities say safety will not be compromised now that airline passengers can keep their devices switched on during take-off and landing.
Jail time docks at ferry bosses' door
The former boss of Sydney Ferries has been jailed for using his work credit card to splurge on cars, holidays and renovations.