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A group representing hundreds of irrigators in South Australia and Victoria have lodged a challenge against the Murray-Darling Basin plan, attempting to have it ruled as unconstitutional.

Published on: WaterCareer

The High Court of Australia has announced it will remit its rail access application back to the Australian Competition Tribunal (ACT), meaning it could now declare relevant railways open for third party access.

Published on: LogisticsCareer

Workers in South Australia are currently enjoying one of the best psychological health conditions in the world, according to new research conducted by the University of South Australia.

Published on: ResearchCareer

The Federal Government has announced a $1.25 million funding injection for a research project into geothermal energy potential.

Published on: GreenCareer

The New South Wales Government’s new reform to compensation for seriously injured workers has begun this week, with minimum payments boosted by over 30 per cent to $736 per week.

Published on: OHSCareer

The Federal Government has announced Murray-Darling Basin rivers and wetlands will receive as much as 1,449 gigalitres of Commonwealth environmental water in 2013.

Published on: GreenCareer

The New South Wales Government has provided an update on the ongoing maintenance and upgrade work on the state’s grain rail lines.

 

Published on: EngineeringCareer

The Federal Government has announced that the $190 million Townsville Port Access Road is progressing on time and will be completed and open to traffic by Christmas.

Published on: EngineeringCareer

The Federal Government has awarded Fulton Hogan the construction contract for the $288 Majura Parkway project.

Published on: EngineeringCareer

Asciano and Linfox have announced the continuation of the provision of intermodal rail freight.

Published on: LogisticsCareer

The Federal Government has passed legislation that will force ships to reduce their pollution levels.

Published on: GreenCareer

The Federal Government has passed legislation through Parliament that will establish the country’s first rail safety investigator.

Published on: LogisticsCareer

The South Australian Government’s Construction Industry OHS Committee (SA CIOC) has released the new Industry Guide for Formwork.

Published on: TradesCareer

The New South Wales Government has announced that all State agencies will now be required to use the Procure IT framework for all ICT procurement needs and contracts.

Published on: ICTCareer

The Federal Government has released a suite of new reports aimed at helping stakeholders make informed decisions about how to build in a changing climate.

Published on: TradesCareer

Federal Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, has slammed Opposition Spokesman Malcolm Turnbull over his recent comments on delivery of the National Broadband Network to greenfield estates. 

Published on: ICTCareer

The Federal Government has announced the full membership of the Advisory Panel on Positive Ageing, enlisting a range of eminent Australians with strong experience in issues facing seniors.

Published on: HealthCareer

The New South Wales Government has launched a new suite of websites for the ongoing NABERS to cater for the increasing use of the program.

Published on: TradesCareer

The Federal Government has announced $10.2 million in funding for 26 projects to better prepare the aged care workforce to cater for increased demand.

Published on: HealthCareer

Building giant Grocon and the Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) have announced an agreement to return to talks under the conditions of a settlement reached with Fair Work Australia.

Published on: TradesCareer

The Federal Government has announced the grant of seven new offshore petroleum permits as part of the second round of the 2011 Exploration Acreage Release.

Published on: ResourcesCareer

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For the last few weeks we have been bogged down in the very Earthly matters of royalty, budgets, politics, humanity and celebrity - all good prompts to look away, up into the infinite. 

Health authorities, politicians and scientists have been slowly introducing the world to the concept of ‘One Health’ - an all-inclusive approach to health that extends from the human body right through the global environment. 

This year’s Nobel Prizes honour discoveries that unwind our notion of truth, our understanding of ourselves and the human story, the complexities of cells and the very basics of the universe. 

XENOTRANSPLANTATION - sounds like something that would happen to an ill-fated crew member in Star Trek, but it is also a technical term for using non-human parts to treat or enhance our own bodies. 

I am Tim Hall; a red-blooded, beer-drinking, car-driving Australian male who has no interest in watching sports – at least, not the sports played by humans.

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