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New Workplace laws pose another big implementation challenge  3/30/2009
New Workplace laws pose another big implementation challenge
"With the passage of the Fair Work Bill through Parliament employers face big challenges to understand the requirements of the new workplace relations system ahead of the implementation ...
Long-term study will continue to monitor WA’s Burrup rock art  3/26/2009
Long-term study will continue to monitor WA’s Burrup rock art
A four-year monitoring project has found no evidence that emissions from industries located on the Burrup Peninsula are damaging the Heritage-listed Burrup rock art.
Hard proof that contaminated sites can be cleaned up in Aust  3/23/2009
Hard proof that contaminated sites can be cleaned up in Aust
Concrete proof that Australia can clean up highly contaminated sites thoroughly, safely and economically is emerging from a new national programme.
Building is the key to ACT reaching its greenhouse gas targets  3/17/2009
Building is the key to ACT reaching its greenhouse gas targets
Australia's leading green building organisation has told the ACT Legislative Assembly that improving energy efficiency in buildings is the key to reaching greenhouse gas targets.
Construction continues to slip into broad-based industry decline  3/16/2009
Construction continues to slip into broad-based industry decline
The national construction industry continued to contract in February at a more rapid rate than the previous month as weak market demand and confidence led to further cutbacks in new ...
National campaign looks at new and young workers in hospitality  3/11/2009
National campaign looks at new and young workers in hospitality
Workplace safety authorities across Australia have launched a national workplace safety campaign targeted at new and young workers in the hospitality industry.
Business 6 point plan to cut $700M in red tape and save jobs  3/10/2009
Business 6 point plan to cut $700M in red tape and save jobs
NSW’s largest business organisation, NSW Business Chamber will use Premier Rees’ two day jobs summit to outline a six-point plan to cut business red tape costs by more than $700 ...
Algae could fuel cars and jobs in face of future fuel shortages  3/5/2009
Algae could fuel cars and jobs in face of future fuel shortages
The production of biodiesel from algae could reduce greenhouse gas emissions, help to address future fuel shortages and create jobs in rural Australia.
New barrier coating offers new savings for aluminium smelters  3/4/2009
New barrier coating offers new savings for aluminium smelters
A barrier coating developed through CSIRO’s Light Metals Flagship offers aluminium smelters significant annual savings in reduced consumption of petroleum coke alone.
Activity and employment is down as new orders and stocks fall  3/3/2009
Activity and employment is down as new orders and stocks fall
In releasing the Australian Industry Group-PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI®) Ai Group Chief Executive Heather Ridout said: "The ...
Small businesses get online financial boost to compare loans  2/26/2009
Small businesses get online financial boost to compare loans
Small businesses are able to quickly and easily compare business loan options with a new Victorian Government website, the Business Loan Finder.
Powering the future – solar cells are to be printed like money  2/20/2009
Powering the future – solar cells are to be printed like money
World leading research from CSIRO’s Future Manufacturing Flagship as part of the Victorian Organic Solar Cell Consortium (VICOSC) aims to develop flexible, large area, cost-effective, ...
QLD Govt's business measures – win for industry in hard times  2/17/2009
QLD Govt's business measures – win for industry in hard times
"Industry commends the Queensland Government on it announcements that will ease red tape and costs pressures for many of the State’s businesses during these difficult times," Ai ...
Green Building Council of Australia welcomes ACT feed-in tariff  2/16/2009
Green Building Council of Australia welcomes ACT feed-in tariff
Australia's leading green building organisation has welcomed the ACT Government's decision to introduce a Feed-in Tariff to encourage households to adopt renewable energy sources.
Construction declines again amid further cutbacks in projects  2/11/2009
Construction declines again amid further cutbacks in projects
The national construction industry registered a further decline in January 2009, as the global economic and financial crisis continued to adversely affect market demand and confidence. ...
Business welcomes calls for tax relief, but more help is needed  2/9/2009
Business welcomes calls for tax relief, but more help is needed
New South Wales’s leading business organisation the NSW Business Chamber has strongly welcomed calls for further tax relief for the state’s businesses, but measures to help stimulate ...
Residential Current Devices can save people's lives  2/5/2009
Residential Current Devices can save people's lives
Thirty-three out of the 38 electricity related deaths in West Australian homes in the past 16 years could have been prevented if an RCD had been fitted, EnergySafety has said.
Big day for monetary and fiscal policy – 'all hands are on deck'  2/4/2009
Big day for monetary and fiscal policy – 'all hands are on deck'
"The nation building and jobs plan announced by the Federal Government are simple and substantial, and will provide a big stimulus to help keep the economy moving. Together with the ...
Strategic R&D investment can really help to benefit bottom line  2/3/2009
Strategic R&D investment can really help to benefit bottom line
Despite the unprecedented downturn facing Australia’s minerals industry, now is the time to invest in strategic research and development, according to CSIRO Minerals Chief Dr Bart ...
ACMA releases an Australian Radiofrequency Spectrum Plan  1/30/2009
ACMA releases an Australian Radiofrequency Spectrum Plan
The Australian Communications and Media Authority has released a new Australian Radiofrequency Spectrum Plan (the Spectrum Plan).
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