Waste & Environmental Management Feature Articles for Australian Industry

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Defeat of carbon reduction scheme opens opportunity 1/12/2010

The failure of the emissions trading legislation to pass the Senate provides the Australian Parliament with an opportunity to design a carbon pricing scheme that reduces emissions, ...

Low emission energy has power to save billions 1/11/2010

Wide-scale adoption of low-emission distributed energy could reduce the cost of transitioning to a low-carbon future by as much a $130 billion by 2050, according to a new report ...

New Capital Cities planning supports sustainability 12/18/2009

The nation's leading green building organisation has welcomed the Australian Government's announcement of a new capital cities planning system.

Jargon in business publications alienates customers 12/15/2009

Using business jargon is common amongst colleagues in specific industries, but the acronyms, language and lingo spoken in these circles is typically not so well known outside the ...

Changes to GST formula biggest threat to NSW budget 12/15/2009

The 2009-10 half-yearly Budget review released recently by NSW Treasurer Eric Roozendaal provided further confirmation that the NSW economy was strengthening, said NSW Business ...

Boosting AUS productivity through education and training 12/14/2009

The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), Australia's largest and most representative business organisation, has set out the case for boosting Australia's productivity ...

How to successfully build a great management team 12/10/2009

A company is not a democracy – it's better. In a democracy, the majority wins. In a good management team, all positive input wins, and all negative input is dismissed. Achieving that ...

Crisis did not cut hours during the economic downturn 12/10/2009

During the global financial crisis workers who stayed in their jobs did not reduce their working hours, despite widespread government and commentator claims that cuts in hours had ...

From Rio to Freo: Are we going nuts for Brazil? 12/10/2009

Is it now officially the ‘age’ of Brazil, with the charismatic and populous South American nation picking up the rights to host both the FIFA World Cup in 2014 and of course the ...

Technology to track farmers' greenhouse emissions 12/10/2009

Despite being exempt from the emissions trading scheme, farmers are still being encouraged to be good corporate citizens and a new tool developed at Queensland University of Technology ...

Less than a month left to take advantage of 50% tax break 12/8/2009

NSW Business Chamber is reminding NSW’s small business owners that they have less than a month left to take advantage of the Federal Government’s 50 percent small business tax break ...

Australia not 'out on its own' on climate change legislation 12/8/2009

New climate change legislation will not leave Australia 'out on its own', a review of similar regulation around Asia has revealed.

CPRS: Business reprieve should not defer investment 12/7/2009

The rejection by the Senate of the Carbon Pollution Seduction Scheme legislation provides an opportunity to iron out remaining flaws in scheme design and timing, but should not be ...

Fair Work AUS’s minimum wage panel appointed 12/4/2009

The Minister for Workplace Relations, Julia Gillard, has announced the three specialist members of Fair Work Australia's Minimum Wage Panel.

Manufacturing growth remains modest but currency bites 12/4/2009

Manufacturing activity grew for the fourth consecutive month in November with the latest Australian Industry Group - PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of Manufacturing ...

Recycling initiative for old batteries launched in Perth 12/3/2009

Old household batteries (dry-cell) can be dropped off at any one of over 150 new battery recycling bins around Perth.

SA makes plans to clean-up in the clean up business 12/2/2009

South Australia has all the skills, resources and institutional framework required to create a new national export industry servicing the land and water clean-up needs of site ...

Investment boost to AUS-IND science collaborations 12/1/2009

The Australian Government will make a major new investment in building scientific links with India, with support for research efforts targeted at the challenges both countries face ...

How to deal with unproductive staff 12/1/2009

Dealing with an unproductive staff can be a challenge for even the most experienced leader. There could be many reasons that are feeding the productivity problem, and once the issue ...

ISO improves safety standard for electric road vehicle 11/30/2009

ISO has just published an updated, improved edition of an International Standard providing safety specifications for electrically propelled road vehicles.

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