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A robotic team has embarked an incredible research route, delivering a 3 tonne package to the surface of a comet.

Volunteer work cancers go uncovered for now

Calls have been made to compensate South Australian volunteer fire-fighters for work-related cancers, with new reports saying it would cost less than first thought.

Week builds new crop of engineers to balance the past

This week has seen one university host a week-long event aimed at one of the world’s greatest engineering challenges – attracting young women to the profession.

Work report says miners still reacting to contraction

Mining companies in Western Australia will look to hire on short contracts for a while, with employment experts claiming a lull in resources recruitment continues.

Arrow aims to fly low but stay above ground

Arrow Energy is expected to make some unwanted announcements this week, with reports it is preparing to wind back its commitment to the $10 billion Gladstone LNG project and sack several hundred workers.

Germany could trim green targets in nuclear fallout

Germany is dealing with the effects of its exit from the nuclear power game, with the country’s new energy minister looking to cut renewable subsidies to save money.

Growth may slow, but energy firms know where to go

Executives at BP may be mildly annoyed by the company’s own research, which has found growth in global energy demand could be on the way down.

Insiders spy Australia as next gas boom site

Australia will be the next big figure to rise from the brewing shale oil and gas boom, according to researchers in the US.

Latest Google glass puts eyes on diabetes

A contact lens to help manage diabetes is the latest next-level device to leak from Google’s technology labs.

Maiming and mortality launches WA mining safety probe

A string of incidents and concerns for the future have prompted a probe into safety at mines in Western Australia.

Smoking signals shorter lives than ever known

More than half a century after the link between smoking and cancer was first proven, scientists continue to add to the pile of reasons why inhaling burning plant matter is a poor decision for health.

Swapping for swabs with urine concerns conceded

Some Australian workers have had a win for workplace dignity, with the Fair Work Commission forcing one company to switch from urine to saliva in staff drug tests.

Fire levy payback after smoke trail leads to dodgy practice

The underwriter for a major Australian insurer will pay back almost $11 million to customers, after it was found collecting a levy that had been ended.

HELP heap tops $30 billion

Australian tertiary students and graduates collectively owe $30 billion in unpaid loans.

iiNet ducks NBN's poor history

A major Australian internet provider has opted out of the National Broadband Network's new wholesale agreement, slamming its service delivery record.

Job losses likely but not enforced in NT public sector

The Treasurer of the Northern Territory has called on all government departments to find extra savings in their budget, as message taken by many as code for public sector job cuts.

New water plan to build more than buybacks

The release of millions in funding to help Queensland farmers save water has been roundly welcomed.

Ruling means better rates and tests for disabled workers

Compensation will be offered to thousands of intellectually disabled workers, after a court ruled the system used to define their rate of pay was discriminatory.

Transporter called to fix mistakes after prison van escape

A prisoner escape in Western Australia has prompted an investigation, as a triangle of blame emerges between transport, police and prison authorities.