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Buy Australian: Labor acts to preserve local manufacturing 8/26/2011

The Gillard Labor Government is championing its Buy Australian at Home and Abroad initiative in an effort to help Australian suppliers benefit from the nation's major resources ...

Texting, grand theft auto style 8/23/2011

Texting and driving don't go well together - though not in the way you might think.

Qantas cops heat on Asian push 8/22/2011

BHP Billiton, Westfield, Billabong, News Corporation.

Renewable power source research a boost for transportation sector 8/19/2011

Work at Australian Nuclear Science Technology Organisation (ANSTO) could hold the key to driving the electric cars of tomorrow further and making Australia’s transportation industry ...

Effective biodiesel production needs time: scientists 8/19/2011

Biodiesel is still very much in the experimental stage according to a group of Queensland scientists, who say time is needed to make the fuel substitute a widespread and effective ...

Food processors count cost of carbon tax 8/12/2011

While debate rages about whether a carbon tax will be good or bad for the country, many people have been left confused about what it actually is.

Tequila plant could fuel vehicles and help reduce emissions 8/2/2011

Large scale farms of the agave plant used to make the drink tequila could be established in Australia's arid inland as a novel and greenhouse-friendly solution to our transport fuel ...

Innovation report card gives Australia thumbs up 8/2/2011

Innovative Australians are improving the things they make and the way they make them, ensuring a fairer, richer, healthier and greener future.

Transport sector talks tough on carbon tax 7/27/2011

The carbon tax is on everyone’s lips, not least in the transport sector which looks set to be one of the hardest hit by its introduction.

AI keeps aircrafts safe 7/15/2011

Swinburne engineers have developed an inspection system based on artificial intelligence (AI) to detect and characterise internal flaws in composite materials in aircraft.

Now, businesses can begin planning 7/11/2011

Some industries hate it, others love it, but at least the details of carbon pricing are out now.

Australian infrastructure not "bad", but under imminent pressure 6/27/2011

Australia’s creaking infrastructure may not be as bad as many of us are lead to believe.

Rugged smart phones, the smart choice for industry 5/26/2011

The past four years has seen a dramatic growth in the use and availability of smart phones, and the handheld devices are now having a profound influence on the way many people do ...

Is Australia secure? 5/20/2011

The killing of Osama bin Laden reminded the world just how focused the United States remains on countering terrorism.

CSIRO helps clinch global car component deal 4/14/2011

Access to a portfolio of cost-competitive CSIRO casting technologies was crucial to Nissan Casting Australia’s (NCAP’s) recent successful bid to manufacture components for the Nissan ...

Oil price becoming a rising trend 4/8/2011

Motorists might have to get used to sudden price spikes at the bowser.

Building green cars & creating high-skill jobs 4/4/2011

New technologies like hybrid engines, electric vehicles and light-weighting are paving the way for Australia to become a world-leader in green car manufacturing.

Petrol price increases force rethink for manufacturers 3/28/2011

With petrol prices recently hitting $1.60 per litre in some parts of Australia, the days of sub $1.00 per litre petrol appear long gone.

Industrial relations in Australia: The facts 1/31/2011

Industrial relations (IR) is an all-encompassing term for the relationships existing between employers, workers and their representatives.

Volcano-alerts through emails 12/23/2010

New Zealand scientists are playing a key role in developing a new system to give early warning of aviation-endangering volcanic eruptions by detecting the lightning their ash clouds ...

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