Archived News for Industry Professionals
There have been renewed calls for the New South Wales government to revoke a coal mining licence in the fallout of corruption findings.
Not all aboard on label liberation
Queensland is moving itself in line with other states and introducing a sticker-free registration system, but trucks will still be required to attach the seemingly unnecessary labels.
Police probe defective deliverers
South Australian police have completed their latest crackdown on heavy vehicle operators.
Road board dreams of forever open highways
Word this week from the Australian Road Research Board (ARRB) says the country’s transport infrastructure could be employed as a much more valuable resource than is currently realised.
Territory gets twenty years of gas
The Power and Water Corporation in the Northern Territory has signed a deal that will see it buy gas from a field near Alice Springs for the next two decades.
Time concession made on road to unity
More proposed adjustments for one state ahead of new national heavy vehicle regulations, this time seeing New South Wales grant an extra half hour of work time amidst a new fatigue management regime.
Truck induction after long life on the road
A giant of the Australian trucking world has been honoured as a National Road Transport Hall of Fame Icon of the Industry.
Upkeep required for train safety rhetoric
New statistics show how quickly complacency can seep in when it comes to safety around railways.
Yancoal firing, blaming prices
Community outrage could be weighing heavily on the operators of several mines in New South Wales, with the Chinese-owned Yancoal moving to cut jobs in the Gloucester region.
Energy buy-up lends AGL sway
A short announcement this morning says AGL Energy Ltd will buy-up additional shares in the Australian Power and Gas Company Ltd.
Fight brews with anti-nuclear radio-activists
The Queensland Government is striding ahead with plans to open up the state’s significant uranium resources to any interested parties.
Fungus furnishes the future
Houses of the future will certainly see some exciting new material components, but few would have expected mushrooms could be the building blocks of tomorrow.
Holden barely letting axeblade dry
Holden workers face an uncertain future; with word the company is undertaking more job cuts.
Inquest poses punishment for midwife poseurs
A coronial inquiry into the deaths of three newborns in homebirths has prompted a push for heavy punishments to be created for unregistered midwives, which could include jail time.
Moves to soften tender hardship
The South Australian Government is attempting to make it easier for small and medium sized businesses to tender for public sector contracts, with a new training package for operators.
Prize to recognise Melbourne's greening out
The City of Melbourne has bagged a fairly prestigious award for its green thinking in urban design.
Reforms to stop storming disputes
The Queensland Government has made moves to make it harder for builders to interfere the Building Services Authority (BSA) on disputes.
Myer's multi-million high fashion buy-out
Two of the hottest names in fashion will have a bit more cash to burn soon, with Myer announcing it will complete its buy-out of Sass & Bide worth about $30 million.
Palmer puts tax talk to bed
Queensland’s big man of mining has cleared up his $90 million tax dispute and is ready for the possibility of taking up a role in federal government.
Teachers wary of 'no cuts' claim
Many members of Western Australia’s education sector are continuing to direct their outrage at the state’s premier and education minister, with reports this week the government is looking to axe hundreds of teachers’ positions in the next year.
Eyes on prizes at petrochemical pow-wow
The resource sharks are circling a proposed offshore petrochemical plant near the Northern Territory.