Industry News

The Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics (BREE) has published its quarterly forecasting of the country’s resources and energy commodity export earnings for the 2012-13 year, which are now tipped to be in excess of $189 billion.

The use of disability services in Australia is continuing to rise, with a total increase of 7 per cent over the 2010-11 period according to a new report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).

Former Telstra executive Phil Mottram has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Hong Kong based telecommunications company CSL Limited.

A team of researchers in Melbourne have identified a new breakthrough method of protecting female fertility for women suffering the potential impact of cancer therapy or premature menopause.

Federal Minister for School Education Peter Garrett has met with the NSW Minister for Education, Adrian Piccoli, in a bid to convince the State Government to reverse its $1.7 billion cuts to the education sector.

The New South Wales Government has announced it will expand the NSW ICT Industry Advisory Panel .

ANZ Bank has announced the appointment of Bret Packard as the new Managing Director Wealth Asia, reporting directly to Joyce Phillips, ANZ's Global CEO Wealth and Private Banking.

The ANZ Bank has announced it has sold its remaining shareholding in Visa, in a move it calls a continuing commitment to active management of capital across the banking group.

The CSIRO has published  findings that detail the outcome of a study that promises to lead to a faster, simpler way to detect the virus.

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has found that cancer rates are continuing to improve.

Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has announced the resignation of its long-term managing partner, Adrian MacKenzie, after 17 years with the company.

The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has published its Survey of Industrial Trends for the September quarter,  revealing a strengthening of the key General Business Situation index.

Commonwealth Bank and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) have reached a resolution in relation to Storm Financial, the financial services firm that collapsed in 2008, costing investors an estimated $3 billion.

Australian tourists have lost a collective $360 million as a result from having travel documents, including receipts, passports and traveller’s cheques being stolen or misplaced.

Mining company Macmahon has announced that Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Nick Bowen has resigned from the company, effective immediately.

Wotif as announced that its long serving CEO and Managing Director, Robbie Cooke, has tendered his resignation from the group and is expected to leave the company at the end of the year.

Nominations for local government elections are now open in Victoria, with the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) encouraging all those interested in serving their communities to stand as a candidate.

The Federal Government has announced a $1 billion growth in investment projects over the last three months according to the National Infrastructure Construction Schedule (NICS).

Gary Banks has announced he will retire from his position as Chair of the Productivity Commission in December.

The Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) has called on the Federal Government to establish a Parliamentary Committee to progress the process towards local government recognition in the Constitution.