Industry News

The Australian Medical Association (AMA) has welcomed the new independent review of the Federal Government’s health workforce, saying it looks forward to playing a major role in the consultation.

Federal Minister for Health Tanya Plibersek has said she is extremely concerned over the Queensland Government’s $4.4 million per year cuts to health care grants.

The Federal and South Australian Governments have announced the launching of the new National Strategy for Foundation Skills, which will aim to boost the English language, numeracy and literacy skills of working Australians aged 15-64.

The Federal Government has announced a new partnership with EE-Oz Training Standards to introduce vital reforms to electrical apprenticeships and improve apprenticeship retention rates.

The National Broadband Network Co (NBN Co) has formally started providing service to Melbourne’s South Morang area, increasing its reach to cover an additional 2,300 suburban homes and businesses.

Declining manufacturing activity has been exacerbated by a significant drop in manufacturing new orders, according to a findings released by the Australian Industry Group (AI Group).

The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) is calling for public submissions for its review into local government red tape.

The Federal Government has announced its intentions to extend the 476 visa program to increase the number of overseas engineering graduates eligible to work in Australia by an estimated 900 per cent.

The Western Australian Government has announced the seven successful non-government organisations (NGO) to provide early childhood services through the $28.8 million Child and Parent Centres program.

Retail giant David Jones gas opened the country’s first in-store breast cancer screening service at its Hay Street store in central Perth.

Mining giant BHP Billiton has submitted a request to the South Australian Government to extend its 15 December deadline for the extension of its Olympic Dam works.

South Australian Minister for Energy, Tom Koutsantonis, and senior members of BHP Billiton had met to discuss the matter.

“Very careful consideration will now be given to the company's request and the reasons given for seeking an extension,” Mr Koutsantonis said.

“This careful consideration will include our own due diligence into the changes now being suggested by BHP Billiton as a lower-cost alternative to the proposed expansion comprehensively set out in the company's environmental impact statement.”

Around two-thirds of all emergency department visits are completed within four hours, according to a new report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).

The National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) has released key financial information of the country’s vocational education and training (VET) system.

The National Broadband Network Co (NBN Co) has announced a freeze of its wholesale price of its consumer and business products for the next five years, and to peg any future price rises to below that of the inflation rate.

The Victorian Government has welcomed the decision by China-based IT services and outsourcing specialist, VanceInfo, to upgrade its Melbourne headquarters.

The National Broadband Network Co (NBN Co) has announced telcos and internet service providers are now able to sign up to use its new Multicast feature.

Cordell Information and the Housing Industry Association (HIA) have released the 2012 Housing Industry Association-Cordell Construction 100, tracking the activity of engineering construction and non-residential building sectors of the top 100 companies in these sectors.

The Housing Industry Association (HIA) has challenged the recommendations from the Federal Government’s Business Tax Working Group (BTWG), accusing it of ‘missing the mark’ with its proposed changes to the country's business tax system.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has won its Federal Court action against Neighbourhood Energy and Australian Green Credits, with both companies consenting to pay $1 million for illegal door-to-door electricity selling.

An urgent rethink about on strategies to reduce obesity in the baby boomer generation is urgently needed, according to a new report released by the University of Adelaide.