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Green buildings avoid the doom and gloom trend inside Aust 1/14/2009

Despite Wall Street's accumulated losses in the bear market reaching over US$10 trillion recently, the green building sector bucked the gloom.

Strong immigration program essential in tough economic times 12/19/2008

"The announcement by the Minister for Immigration, Senator Chris Evans, that the Government would maintain existing permanent skilled migration levels recognises the important ...

New maps prove to be boon for Queensland mineral explorers 12/17/2008

CSIRO’s Minerals Down Under Flagship is working with the Geological Survey of Queensland (GSQ) to provide Queensland’s mineral explorers with the benefits of exciting new advances ...

CSIRO says that saving water is the key to reducing energy use 12/16/2008

A new report by CSIRO and the Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA) gives a clearer picture of water and energy use in Australia and New Zealand and highlights areas offering ...

Industry leader warns against skills shortage in downturn 12/12/2008

Manufacturing industry leader Bill Stoddart has warned that reduced private sector investment in skills and training during the economic downturn could exacerbate the current skills ...

Stoddard partners with SkillsTech Australia to sharpen edge 12/12/2008

SkillsTech Australia, a lead trades and technician training TAFE Institute, recently presented twenty Stoddart Manufacturing employees with Certificates in Competitive Manufacturing ...

CSIRO tours Basin communities to share vital water information 12/9/2008

Researchers behind the most comprehensive hydrological modelling undertaken across the Murray-Darling Basin have toured towns across the Basin recently to discuss their findings with ...

Aust PMI®: manufacturing activity shows a continued fall 12/2/2008

Manufacturing activity fell for a sixth consecutive month in November, with the Australian Industry Group - PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index ...

Earth, wind and fire: Aust's green challenge in Scandinavia 11/27/2008

I have just returned from a trip to Denmark with a stopover in Norway. But on reflection on my return, I realise that you don’t have to be an ‘airport economist’ to see the influence ...

Fair Work Bill said to be by and large a workable compromise 11/26/2008

“The Fair Work Bill introduced into Parliament is by and large a workable compromise being the outcome of extensive and testing negotiations over many months. The Government had to ...

PM visits Qld to discuss progress of drought policy 11/25/2008

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Tony Burke recently visited Emerald in central Queensland to discuss interim findings from the ...

Playing the market for natural resource management 11/24/2008

CSIRO economists are inviting people in Canberra, Sydney and southern NSW to join the Australian Knowledge Exchange (AKX) – an online prediction market, which aims to forecast water ...

Australia, Iceland and US promote geothermal technologies 11/21/2008

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Acting Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs Katharine Fredriksen, Australia’s Ambassador to Iceland Sharyn Minahan, and ...

WA embarks on new era of recycling and waste management 11/17/2008

Western Australia has entered a new era in recycling and waste management with the passage of the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Bill through Parliament.

Australian export awards finalists winning on the world stage 11/14/2008

Minister for Trade, Simon Crean, has announced the 84 enterprises that have been selected as finalists in the 2008 Australian Export Awards, which recognise outstanding achievements ...

Obamaomics: What does it all mean for Aust exporters? 11/13/2008

Hope is a much underrated emotion in economics. I saw a demonstration of this on election day in the United States. Let me explain. Source: Tim Harcourt.

ISO Guide will help reduce environmental impacts of products 11/10/2008

ISO has published an updated edition of its guide to reducing the potential environmental impact of products by taking environmental aspects into account in product standards.

Helping wean chemicals industry off dependence on crude oil 10/31/2008

CSIRO scientists have joined one of the world’s largest biotechnology consortia to help develop crops which produce oils to be used by the chemicals industry as sustainable alternatives ...

Green building: Creating healthier environments for everybody 10/27/2008

Green building practices do more than reduce greenhouse gas emissions, energy costs and waste.

Peak business group calls for better infrastructure spending 10/24/2008

NSW’s leading business group, the NSW Business Chamber, has released its submission to Infrastructure Australia on the development of a National Infrastructure Priority List.

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