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Next wave of the mining boom has begun  4/19/2010
Next wave of the mining boom has begun
Another wave of the mining investment boom has begun and will drive mining and processing construction to record heights over the next four years, according to a new report from ...
Reef damage investigated  4/16/2010
Reef damage investigated
A research vessel will carry a team of marine scientists led by the Australian Institute of Marine Science, to begin the first thorough investigation of damage to the Great Barrier ...
Burner cuts mining emissions  4/14/2010
Burner cuts mining emissions
A new methane burner, developed at the University of Sydney and under consideration by mining companies, has potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from underground coal mines ...
Techniques to help you meet deadlines at work  4/13/2010
Techniques to help you meet deadlines at work
Meeting deadlines is an important attribute in an employee. If you have difficulty managing your workload, it would be good to employ some techniques to help you meet deadlines at ...
High earners less generous  4/13/2010
High earners less generous
Australians like to pride themselves on giving money to those in need, but what motivates us to part with our hard-earned to help others?
Lamb's carbon footprint found  4/7/2010
Lamb's carbon footprint found
The first major study to look at the carbon footprint of lamb shows that each 100 gram portion of New Zealand lamb exported to Europe creates 1.9kg of CO2 equivalents and that 80 ...
Email invasion causes stress  4/6/2010
Email invasion causes stress
The much-touted "work/life balance" has been found to be riddled with paradox with new research showing work-related email invading workers' homes and leisure spaces, causing stress, ...
CEOs step up to take direct action on women in top jobs  4/1/2010
CEOs step up to take direct action on women in top jobs
Members of the Business Council of Australia will be at the forefront of boosting the numbers of female CEOs and CFOs in the ASX top 200 under an initiative launched at the BCA’s ...
Chem discovery may revolutionise cooking oil production  3/31/2010
Chem discovery may revolutionise cooking oil production
A Queen's University chemistry professor has invented a special solvent that may make cooking oil production more environmentally friendly.
Underwater waves begin deep  3/29/2010
Underwater waves begin deep
In an Australian first, researchers have observed the generation of internal waves flowing hundreds of metres beneath the ocean surface on the North West Shelf.
$40m growth capital for innovative start-ups  3/24/2010
$40m growth capital for innovative start-ups
Australian innovators now have access to an extra $40 million in venture capital funding, with the establishment of new fund manager OneVentures.
Waste disposal services to capitalise on new technology  3/24/2010
Waste disposal services to capitalise on new technology
A hole in the ground is no longer seen as a fitting or final resting place for Australia’s rubbish. Recycling, reuse and production of energy from waste is increasing. For the $8.9 ...
Rio expands its iron ore base in the Pilbara  3/23/2010
Rio expands its iron ore base in the Pilbara
Rio Tinto has increased its iron ore footprint in Western Australia after the company late last month started producing from the US$901 million Mesa A / Warramboo mine in the Pilbara ...
Employers urge limits on unfunded award wage rises  3/22/2010
Employers urge limits on unfunded award wage rises
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) will support conditional increases of between $10.50 and $12.50 per week to award wages in the Annual Minimum Wage Review.
CSIRO and Bayer to focus on sustainable crops  3/19/2010
CSIRO and Bayer to focus on sustainable crops
CSIRO and Bayer CropScience are embarking on a new two-year research program designed to assess the sustainability of new generation crops.
Recycled AC cuts emissions  3/18/2010
Recycled AC cuts emissions
New Curtin University of Technology research has shown that it may be possible for business to save the environment and money at the same time by remanufacturing compressors for ...
US air force aerial refueling tanker competition on again  3/17/2010
US air force aerial refueling tanker competition on again
On February 24, 2010, the much-anticipated request for proposal on the US Air Force KC-X aerial refueling tanker was released in Washington, D.C.
Ruptured pump prompts safety alert  3/12/2010
Ruptured pump prompts safety alert
The Queensland Mines Inspectorate has been forced to issue a safety alert after a high pressure emulsion line on a hydraulic longwall pump sled ruptured, causing a longwall coal mine ...
Rio Tinto looks to mining in the future  3/12/2010
Rio Tinto looks to mining in the future
Rio Tinto has announced plans to expand its Mine of the Future program in Western Australia, which will see the company develop new equipment and systems for deep underground mines. ...
Peregian Springs urban recycled water project  3/10/2010
Peregian Springs urban recycled water project
Innovative technology has made recycling and the reuse of wastewater a possibility at a new development project on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland.
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