Archived News for Industry Professionals - February, 2019
Safe Work Australia wants feedback on new exposure guidelines for crystalline silica and coal dust.
Big firms ignore rising risks
Australia's biggest companies are not doing enough to mitigate the risks of climate change, a new report has found.
Bin ban hits councils
Victoria’s EPA has banned a major recycling company from accepting waste at two of its facilities.
Coal-hydro pilot approved
Authorities have approved a world-first pilot project to turn brown coal from Victoria's Latrobe Valley into hydrogen.
Fortescue calms autonomous concern
Fortescue has defended its autonomous system after trucks collided in WA.
GetUp cleared of party links
Progressive activist group GetUp has been declared independent of political parties.
Local coal ships stuck
Ships laden with Australian coal are sitting in limbo off the coast of China, caught short by import restrictions.
SafeWork responds to assaults
New South Wales businesses are being reminded that assaulting a SafeWork inspector is illegal.
Bird plan could slow Carmichael
A small bird is standing in the way of Adani's giant Queensland coal mine.
Builders push new link
A new electricity interconnector between South Australia and New South Wales could lower power costs ...
Hospital stoush going nowhere
A legal dispute between the WA Government and builder John Holland does not look like ending soon.
Plant power pilot launched
A new pilot plant will test technology for turning sugarcane waste into fuel.
'Big stick' hanging back
The Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the government is committed to its “big stick” energy policy, despite choosing not to bring it on for a vote in parliament.
Stadium plans taken to court
A Sydney council has launched legal action to stop the NSW government demolishing and rebuilding Allianz Stadium at Moore Park.
Dump search impacts exposed
Government documents suggest the nuclear waste site selection process has triggered mental health concerns, business boycotts and division.
Corruption alleged in NT water deal
There are calls for an inquiry into a $10 million taxpayer-funded investment in a Northern Territory bottled water company.
Minerals Council wants green reform
The peak mining lobby says Australia’s resources sector is becoming too over-regulated to invest in.
Regional migrant road shortened
A new Federal Government plan will see migrants fast-tracked to regional areas.
States back cladding ban
Flammable cladding has been banned in buildings nationwide, but Australia may never be free of the risky material.
WorkPac faces casual case
Mining labour firm WorkPac has been hit with an estimated $84 million class action.