Industry News

Australia Post has launched its Digital MailBox service, allowing customers to receive and pay bills, communicate with their providers and store important documents such as passports and birth certificates.

The Federal Government has announced new funding rounds for three energy efficiency grants have now opened in a bid to drive smarter energy use in business, local government, households and communities.

Swedish bank Svenska Handelsbanken has opened its first representative office in Sydney – marking the first Nordic bank to establish a presence in Australia.

Robert Karlsson, who heads the office, said that the bank will offer a variety of corporate services and could help customers establish a local network of contracts.

The bank cited Australia’s proximity to Asian markets as one of the leading reasons behind establishing a presence in the country.

The University of Southern Queensland (USQ) and a number of China’s most prestigious universities have signed new strategic research partnerships following the release of the Federal Government’s Asian Century White Paper.

The Federal Government has reappointed Russell Reichelt has been reappointed as chairman of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority for a second five-year term.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released new census data outlining the nature of the country’s workforce.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released new data from the 2011 Census of Population and Housing, showing that Australia’s total labour force of people aged 15 years and over consisted of 10,658,458 people as of August last year.

The world’s retail leaders are optimistic about the coming year, with confidence buoyed by positive growth prospects in the Chinese and Indian markets, according to a survey conducted by Monash University.

Reliance on coal mining has serious health and social impacts, according to a new report released by the University of Sydney.

The majority of Australian children are faring well in terms of health, but there is room for improvement for some, according to a new report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).

The Victorian Government has announced $3.9 million in funding to help the state’s researchers access the latest information communication technology (ICT).

The Victorian Government has announced upgrades to powerlines in the state’s rural regions in a bid to reduce risk of fires in the coming bushfire season.

The Victorian Government has announced $1.3 million in funding for a new initiative that will bring together research and development facilities in a single web-based portal for the State’s biotechnology industry and academic research.

The Queensland Government has announced it is seeking additional feedback on environmental investigations into the proposed $4.2 billion Kevin’s Corner Coal Project in the Galilee Basin.

Judith King has announced her resignation as Director of the Northern Territory’s Power and Water Corporation, having served in the role since 2000.

Complaints made to telecommunication companies have dropped by two per cent in the 2011-12 year, but customers are increasingly frustrated by the quality of mobile phone services, according to a new Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) report.

The Western Australian Government has praised the work of the local catchment authority in significantly reducing the salinity levels of the Denmark River.

The Western Australian Government has released the final determination of the appeals leveled against the Environmental Protection Authority’s (EPA) final report and recommendations for the proposed Browse Liquefied Natural Gas Precinct at James Price Point, north of Broome.

South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill has announced he will personally campaign in the electorates of Federal MP’s who ‘don’t put their State first’ and support the Federal Government’s amended Murray-Darling Basin Plan.

The Federal Government has announced two changes to the make up of the CSIRO board, including one new appointment.