Archived News for Industry Professionals
The country’s manufacturing sector is continuing to struggle, with an ongoing fall in new orders keeping the industry in the red this November, according to the latest Australian Industry Group’s (AI Group) latest Australian Perfoemrnace of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI).
New home sales bounce
New home sales have recorded a bounce following a protracted weak period mid this year, according to the Housing Industry Association (HIA).
Queensland outlines VET vision
The Queensland Government has outlined its planned revitalisation of the State’s Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector.
Victoria outlines building industry regulation reform
The Victorian Government has announced it introduce sweeping reforms to the oversight of the state's building industry regulation to meet 21st century requirements.
WA releases skills report card
The Western Australian Government has released its first comprehensive report card for the State's workforce development plan, finding that record numbers of Western Australians are enrolled in Government-funded training positions.
ABS releases higher education report
Nearly 60 per cent of Australians now have a non-school qualification such as a degree or certificate, a report from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows.
GE opens new oil and gas skills centre
Global giant General Electric has opened its new technology and learning centre in Perth, which is designed to support the growing oil and gas industry in the region.
Government announces research funding overhaul
The Federal Government has announced a new coordinated, whole-of-government approach to research funding, which it says will ensure that Australians will continue to reap the rewards of unprecedented investment in science and research.
Princes Highway work reaches milestone
The Victorian and Federal Governments have hailed the progress being made on the ongoing duplication work of the Princes Highway with the opening of a new section between Wurruk and Sale.
Queensland passes mining reforms to boost certainty
The Queensland Government has passed legislative reforms through State Parliament that it says will provide greater certainty for the mining and exploration sectors.
Rio Tinto announces cuts to 'unsustainable' costs
Mining giant Rio Tinto has announced it will take ‘tough action’ to roll back unsustainable costs as the company faces an increasingly volatile international commodity market.
Adelaide approves 10 year transport plan
The Adelaide Council has approved a new ten-year transport and movement strategy that it claims will make the city’s streets safer, more connected and easier for people use.
Government appoints coal science committee
The Federal Government has announced the membership of the new Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development.
Queensland opens EoIs for Aurukun
The Queensland Government has opened Expressions of Interest (EoI) for the development rights to the Aurukun bauxite resource on Cape York.
Queensland outlines Gasfield Commission powers
The Queensland Government has introduced the Gasfields Commission Bill 2012 into the State Parliament, which seeks to formalise the powers of the Gasfields Commission.
Resources investment continues to boom
Australia is sinking record quantities of cash into resources and energy projects, with the latest data showing that a record $268.4 billion has been spent on the sector this year alone, according to the Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics (BREE).
Theiss wins Bowen Basin contract
Engineering contracting firm Theiss has announced it has been awarded two new contracts, valued at approxminately $220 million, with the BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA).
BHP Billiton sells diamond business
BHP Billiton has sold its diamonds business after the company announced it has signed agreements with Harry Winston Diamond Mines for a reported US$500 million.
Crusader gets Brazilian go ahead
Perth-based miner Crusader Resources has been granted approva by the Brazilian Governmentl to proceed with its Posse Iron Ore project.
Fortescue breaks Port Hedland record
Fortescue Metals has broken the record for the largest single shipment of iron ore to depart from Port Hedland, after the Herb Elliot Port facility leaded 254,010 tonnes of iron ore onto the vessel Abigail N last week.
Government announces $21.5 million for CADET project
Deakin University’s $55 million Centre for Advanced Design in Engineering Training (CADET) is set to proceed after the Federal Government announced it will receive $21.5 million in funding under the Regional Priorities round of the Education Investment Fund.