Archived News for Industry Professionals
Climate call heard
Victoria appears to have listened to councils’ demands for climate consideration in planning.
Fuel talks slow summit
Unwillingness to cut fossil fuels could see the COP28 talks end with a whimper.
Heat provisions pushed
SafeWork NSW is urging workers and businesses to start planning for how they will stay safe in a scorching summer.
IA reports on shortage
Infrastructure Australia (IA) says shortages in steel and building materials could impact critical projects.
ILO calls for overhaul
The International Labour Organization (ILO) wants a human-centred economic revolution.
IR changes land
Miners and other big businesses face new union resilience following Labor’s IR changes.
Migration tweaks outlined
Labor has resisted slashing overall migration, announcing changes that focus largely on foreign students.
AEMO welcomes NEM plans
AEMO says a strong pipeline of energy projects is progressing through the NEM connection process.
Fossil pledge still sought
Australian Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen has joined a last-ditch effort to phase out fossil fuels at the COP28 summit.
Giant merger talks continue
Australia's top oil and gas companies, Santos and Woodside, are in talks for an $80 billion merger.
Green slice rises
New stats show about 40 per cent of the world's power generation is now renewable.
Big fine for labour breach
A labour hire company has received the largest penalty in the history of Australian labour hire licensing law.
Concrete doped for better printing
Engineers have added graphene oxide to cement mixture to make stronger 3D-printed concrete.
NSW reviving IR court
The NSW parliament has passed laws aimed at improving workers' wages and conditions.
Second MSF charge pulled
A magistrate has dismissed a second criminal workplace safety charge against MSF Sugar.