Waste & Environmental Management Feature Articles for Australian Industry

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Sustainability must be 'front and centre' of school infrastructure 6/17/2009

Australia's leading green building organisation has called on the Australian Government to ensure sustainability is 'front and centre' of any spending on school infrastructure.

Is China showing signs of nabbing Aust's export confidence? 6/16/2009

Australia’s amazing recession-dodging run continued with some new evidence how China’s role in regional trade is helping Australia. Source: Tim Harcort.

Bamboo shoots: have exports saved us from recession? 6/11/2009

We’ve all heard the news. According to the latest national accounts, Australia has skipped a technical recession for now. This is quite an extraordinary achievement given that 75 ...

Protect jobs through payroll tax cuts and AAA credit rating 6/9/2009

“NSW business owners and operators are doing it tough at the moment and fast tracking the payroll tax cuts in the next NSW Budget would help them preserve jobs,” said Kevin MacDonald, ...

Australian PCI®: Fall in construction industry slows down 6/9/2009

The national construction industry continued to decline in May, although the rate of contraction was the slowest in the past fourteen months.

Helping the Australian minerals industry to improve sustainability 6/5/2009

A sophisticated mathematical model to identify how furnace operations will need to be modified to use dried brown coal is one of the diverse range of CSIRO projects in this edition. ...

The best way to protect jobs is through continuing to trade 6/5/2009

About a decade ago I changed jobs. I left the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), where I had held the position of research officer (a position Bob Hawke held in the 1950s ...

China's strength bodes well for the future of Australia's trading 6/4/2009

Speaking at the Australia China Business Forum in Sydney recently, Austrade’s Chief Economist Tim Harcourt outlined the continuing promise of the world’s fastest growing major economy ...

IP examination centre to boost Aust innnovation and jobs 5/29/2009

IP Australia opened a new patent examination centre in Melbourne recently, to meet the future needs of Australia’s innovators.

Business leaders get prepared to tackle infrastructure deficit 5/28/2009

New ways of financing PPPs, a 30 year public transport plan, and a proposal to provide NSW with low-carbon electricity are just some of the ideas that were put forward and debated ...

NT project sets new benchmark for sustainable tropical design 5/27/2009

The Northern Territory's first 4 Star Green Star building has set a new benchmark for sustainable tropical design.

Mine safety system that can boost productivity is to go global 5/26/2009

A real-time risk management system to improve safety and boost productivity in underground mines will be available globally after a Queensland company was awarded a license to ...

Well-oiled research partnership plans to dip into new reserves 5/26/2009

A new research partnership between CSIRO and the Victorian Department of Primary Industries (VicDPI) will delve deep into Victoria’s basins to unearth new oil and gas reserves.

Streering the way through: How will exporters fare after budget 5/22/2009

When the going gets tough, Australia’s exporters keep going. That’s been the experience of past global economic downturns and the current Global Financial Crisis (GFC) is no exception. ...

Are we beginning to see the first signs of the great recovery? 5/19/2009

They say a week is a long time in politics. Well, it’s a long time in economics too. A couple of weeks ago, I was with the Treasury Secretary looking at the impact of the decline in ...

AIG says govt's budget supports recovery and renewal 5/14/2009

“The Budget supports the economy in these tough times while pushing the re-set button in a number of important areas," says Heather Ridout, the chief executive of the Australian ...

Heavy machinery products in the running for design award 5/12/2009

A motor grader, hydraulic drive system and a screening and recycling attachment are among finalists in this year’s Australian International Design Awards.

Pigs can fly – What are the economic implications of swine flu? 5/11/2009

Every year there’s an ‘X factor’ -something unexpected that economists cannot put into our well crafted forecasts. Source: Tim Harcourt.

Survey reveals access to finance is blocking economic recovery 5/7/2009

One in three businesses have experienced difficulty in securing finance from their bank, according to a NSW Business Chamber survey.

CSIRO working hard to create new method of recycling tyres 5/5/2009

CSIRO is working with Australian company VR TEK Operations to design and develop a new, improved method of recycling waste rubber which could be used to make new tyres, industrial ...

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