Industry News

Fortescue Metals has celebrated its first ore shipment through the second train unloader in Port Hedland.

Global logistics specialist DHL has announced work has started on its new $45.8 million Sydney facility, with construction due for completion early next year.

The Queensland Government has announced it is now considering an independent review of Seqwater’s report into the January 2011 floods.

Port and rail operator Asciano has announced it has commenced a major investment program to upgrade its ICT capabilities.

The Queensland Government has launched a new film that aims to deliver life-saving workplace health and safety message to young workers by telling the story of incident victim Tiffany Ward.

Outstanding occupational health and safety initiatives have been reconised at the inaugural 2012 Comcare Work Health and Safety Awards.

An Australian research team has led a major computing breakthrough that promises to revolutionise the way data is processed and dramatically increase the processing capacity of future supercomputers.

Master Builders Australia has hit out at a bill introduced before Parliament aimed at cracking down on illegal workers, saying it has the potential to create unnecessary legal risk for all employers, specifically those in the building and construction industry.

Federal Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Bill Shorten, has attended the ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of a memorial to honour those who have lose their lives as a result of work-related accidents.

A new trial has  been launched aimed at electricity users in New South Wales greater control over their energy use and providing them with greater opportunities to reduce their energy bills.

100 community groups around Australia have been awarded $10,000 each under Telstra’s Everyone Connected program which aims to help them better access technology.

The Clean Energy Council (CEC) has argued that energy market reform is crucial to keeping power prices down.

International standards body Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) has released a new water information standard, known as WaterML2.0.

A report published by the New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) shows that between 1990 and 2011, energy intensity fell in most business sectors, the residential sector and in some transport modes.

The National Broadband Network Co (NBN Co) has opened its National Contact Centre in the Gold Coast, a move which CEO Mike Qugley said coincides with the roll out of services to the area.

The Federal Opposition has launched a nationwide broadband survey aimed at showing Australians just how fast their existing fixed line and mobile broadband services are.

The Western Australian Government has introduced legislation before State Parliament that will ensure the Browse LNG Precinct is the only site that will process Browse Basin gas on the Kimberly coast.

The Western Australian Government has announced funding for a trial iron injection therapy across all of the state’s intensive care units over the next 24 months, a move which is hoped to be key in reducing blood transfusion use.

The South Australian Minister for Mineral Resources, Tom Koutsantonis, has officially reopened Arrium Mining’s Iron Baron iron ore mine in the Middleback Ranges.

The Victorian Government has announced it is close to making a decision on whether to provide incentives for ceiling insulation under the Energy Saver Incentive Scheme after the recent public consultation period.