Archived News for Industry Professionals - August, 2016
WA’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recommended approval for a new uranium mine...
High-speed providers rising
An area where the NBN is “not currently available” will soon have some of the fastest internet in the country.
Reports reveal latent black lung
Records suggest cases of ‘black lung’ were known about before its official ‘re-emergence’.
Scrapping fatality reviewed
An inquest into a worker’s death in 2013 will look at whether the victim was doing hazardous work without adequate safety.
Closer eye on contractor funds
The WA Government is trying to ensure contractors get paid when they work on big projects.
Farmers' fight continues post-Caroona
The NSW Government has decided to buy back the Caroona coal mine licence from BHP, but says the nearby Shenhua mine is going ahead.
FIRB has fears for other power deals
The Federal Government's Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) has shifted its gaze to a new Chinese energy deal.
Power play motives questioned
Treasurer Scott Morrison is under fire for blocking the sale of NSW electricity assets to China.
Big QLD land clearing banned
The Federal Government has blocked land clearing that may have damaged the Great Barrier Reef.
Farmers fight spill response
Indonesian seaweed farmers are fighting for more than $200 million in compensation after a 2009 oil spill in the Timor Sea.
Rural communities on climate front line
Systemic disadvantages in rural and regional communities will get worse.
Asbestos arrivals reviewed
Federal authorities have reviewed the ways that asbestos-laden products make it into Australia.
Proponents push for steel revival
Supporters are calling for significant federal funds to save Arrium steel.
BP Bight plans highlighted
Sea Shepherd is sending a vessel to fight plans to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight.
Call for safer tech cemetaries
The world needs to stop dumping its e-waste on developing nations, experts say.
Coal clean-up could bury QLD
Reports say Queensland taxpayers face a bill of over $3 billion to clean up the state's coal mines.
Tasmanian power plays questioned
Tasmania’s Opposition says businesses are still skittish after the failed sale of...
DAPs backed at AGM
The Western Australian Local Government Association (WALGA) has voted in favour of development assessment panels (DAP).
CCC review mooted
WA Premier Colin Barnett has hinted at a review of the state’s Corruption and Crime Commission (CCC).
Mine conference sees golden days
Mining bosses say a global climate for fear could be good for gold prices.