Archived News for Industry Professionals - April, 2016
Telstra's chief technology officer says “innovation” is at risk of becoming a meaningless buzzword.
Natural value nudges $6 trillion
New figures show the value of Australia's natural wealth has nearly doubled.
Palmer's people get federal funds
Taxpayers’ funds will be used to pay entitlements to Queensland Nickel workers.
Tech money brings batteries home
Nanostructured, gel-based batteries could soon be made on a commercial scale.
Little solar town getting started
Perth’s newest village - White Gum Valley - will soon generate and sell its own electricity from a precinct of solar homes.
Palmer's plays laid bare
Administrators say Clive Palmer’s Queensland Nickel made “significant” uncommercial transactions for the benefit of its directors before it collapsed.
Victoria digs into open safety
A new research project has been launched to make open-cut mining safer.
WA minister in road trade probe
The WA Transport Minister could be dragged into an ASIC investigation of suspicious share trading.
Airport contractors say money missing
Sub-contractors who worked on expanding the Perth Airport say they have been left short by the problem-plagued project.
Drone ships and robo-trucks tested
The US military has experimented with its new self-driving warship.
Gas talk planned on inactive backdrop
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is visiting WA’s Gorgon gas project this week to deliver a major speech on resources and change in the liquefied natural gas industry.
Key cable could be back by June
Executives have reassured Tasmanian Premier Will Hodgman that the Basslink power cable will be repaired in June.
Turnbull takes aim at safe truck talks
A watchdog for safe pay in the transport industry has been dealt a big blow, with a warning from the top that it could be scrapped.
WA takes up power cuts
The WA Government is taking on the recommendations of a wide-ranging review into its power system.
Liberal leader warns of green recession
Former Liberal leader John Hewson says the next global recession could be caused by climate change.
Latrobe wants healthy fire response
The Latrobe City Council wants the Victorian Government to take on all of the Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry's community health recommendation.
Big firms surface in murky Panama papers
Wilson Security has become the target of public outrage after a series of recent revelations.
Big truck check coming
Authorities are assessing the health of Australia’s 520,000-strong heavy vehicle fleet.
Doctors want brown coal stopped
Hundreds of doctors and medical professionals are calling on the Victorian government to retire the Latrobe Valley's brown coal power plants because of the health concerns.