Archived News for Industry Professionals

The ACCC has taken the first steps in its east coast gas market inquiry.

Hyperloop prepares for leap into reality

Reports say SpaceX will actually build Elon Musk’s Hyperloop – a futuristic transport tube designed to move people and freight at speeds over 1,200 km/h.

Katter enters FIFO fracas

Outspoken MP Bob Katter has spoken at the Queensland Parliamentary Committee FIFO inquiry, calling on mining companies to hire locally.

Repair review spots faulty workshops

WorkSafe WA inspectors have uncovered some serious workplace safety issues in the state’s motor vehicle repair industry.

Cancer risk at work could be worse

Safe Work Australia says up to 5,000 cancer diagnoses each year could be the result of occupational exposure to carcinogens.

Locals hit as uranium leaves NT

Energy Resources Australia (ERA) has ditched plans for its underground expansion project, Three Deeps, due to falling uranium prices.

MBA wants housing boost in SA budget

The South Australian budget comes out this week, and the state’s building industry says the State Government should use it to kickstart the housing sector.

Nats' anti-gas play fails

The Nationals have failed in a bid to make the Northern Rivers of New South Wales coal seam gas free.

Nonsense and non-science invade energy debate

The renewable energy sector has taken another hard hit, this time in the form of thinly-veiled condemnation by Australia’s prime minister.

NSW launches huge health build

The New South Wales Government has announced $1.4 billion in new funding for hospitals, which it says is a new record.

Philae digs for new data

Philae is back - the European Space Agency (ESA) has received signals from its comet lander after months in the dark.

Shorten's deals stay veiled for now

Opposition leader Bill Shorten is saying nothing about his union history, until he faces the Royal Commission later this year.

Stations fall in SA coal collapse

Alinta Energy says its coal-fired power stations at Port Augusta in South Australia will close in early 2018, or possibly sooner.

Turnbull looks for NBN fast-lane

The Federal Government says it wants to fast-track the National Broadband Network, and must deregulate to do so.

Victoria welcomes winds of change

The Victorian Government has made it easier to set up new wind farms.

Clouds spotted in big players' future

Global credit ratings agency Fitch has handed negative ratings outlooks to BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and Anglo American.

Roy Hill digs into social improvement

Gina Rinehart's company Roy Hill is funding a charity to provide training, education and cultural benefits in Western Australia's Pilbara region.

Abbott wants Shortern to lay bare union links

The Prime Minister says the Opposition Leader should answer questions about whether Australian Workers Union members were 'ripped off'.

Future flight through real bird's eyes

With each new engineering project it appears more likely the high-tech future will be based on Nature’s designs.

ARENA fund for green bank and mobile tests

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has given a $1.4 million grant to the University of Adelaide, for it to develop an online Australian energy storage knowledge bank and mobile energy storage test facility.