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Safety concerns over nanotechnology need closer investigation 9/29/2006

Nanotechnology promises to revolutionise everything from medicine to engineering, indicating that thinking big may soon involve thinking small. To realise this promise, the government, ...

Major study finds standards important to drive the economy 9/25/2006

A major study into the impact of standards on the Australian economy has found water and electrical standards generate economic benefits of around $1.9 billion a year while mineral ...

Investigating molecular structure of foods to improve safety 9/13/2006

Under an agreement signed between the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) and CSIRO, scientists will seek to determine the molecular structure of the foods ...

Waste management in Australia needs careful attention 9/11/2006

Waste management needs to be refocused if it is to achieve the best outcomes for the community, according to a draft inquiry report released by the Productivity Commission.

Biotech firm seeks official approval to contaminate food crops 8/31/2006

Concern is mounting that Food Standards Australia New Zealand are being pressured by international biotech companies to officially approve contamination of food with GE crops designed ...

Researchers lay down the foundations for a green industry 8/21/2006

Australian university researchers have developed a strong, lightweight building material that they believe could generate a thriving new "green" industry for countries such as China ...

200,000 jobs at risk if Govt keeps ignoring manufacturing 8/18/2006

A report from the National Institute of Economic and Industry Research has been launched at the AMWU National Conference, showing that the Australian manufacturing industry will lose ...

Queensland industry working to address water shortage 8/16/2006

Queensland industry is actively working towards responsible water usage with a growing number of businesses seeking advice about water saving measures, according to the Australian ...

Research on target as Monash loads its e-research quiver 8/1/2006

Researchers worldwide now have a faster and simpler way of accessing the vast repositories of data that underpin their studies, following a new federal government grant of $8.9 ...

Is nanotechnology below the regulatory radar in Australia? 7/20/2006

Immediate government attention is needed to address how best to regulate nanotechnology in Australia, with nanotech products such as some cosmetics, food and medicines already falling ...

Businesses urged to protect intellectual property in China 7/4/2006

With China predicted to become Australia’s biggest export market up from its current number two spot, Austrade said businesses must view protecting Intellectual Property (IP) as a ...

$305 million to fund research for Australian industry 6/29/2006

CSIRO's Chief Executive Dr Geoff Garrett has welcomed the Prime Minister's announcement of additional funding for the organisation's National Research Flagships as part of the ...

Technology to boost livestock and plant-based industries 6/27/2006

The state of Victoria, Australia and the J. Craig Venter Institute (Venter Institute), the prestigious non-profit genomics institute, have announced a collaborative research project ...

Government IR laws will hurt workplace Health and Safety 6/1/2006

The ACTU has called on the Howard Government to repeal the sections of its new Industrial Relations laws which ban Workplace Agreements from giving workers leave to attend union-provided ...

Mini sensors to help in the fight against corrosion 5/31/2006

Tiny and often tucked away in hard-to-reach nooks and crannies, a novel array of sensors is poised to change the costly and resource-intensive process of fighting corrosion in ...

Turning noise into dollars 5/23/2006

Australian scientists are helping to build a profitable new industry which turns 'noise' into money.

Separating and purifying nutrients from waste 3/17/2006

Together the University of Western Sydney's Centre for Advanced Food Research (CAFR) and Food Science Australia (FSA) have invented a way to separate and purify the nutrients contained ...

Call for Australian government to nationalise OHS 3/9/2006

In the midst of the fierce industrial relations battle, the NSW Industrial Relations Minister is backing calls for the federal government to assume control of workplace safety.

Industrial CO2 Refrigeration Project 2/9/2006

CRF (Colac Otway) Pty Ltd, located in western Victoria, is a lamb and veal processing facility with about 300 employees processing an average of 6000 head per day. CRF products that ...

Toyota's manufacturing methods for reducing emissions 2/8/2006

Since the Toyota automotive business sprang from a period of economic difficulty in Japan in the late 1930s, its business model has been based on limiting waste and ‘lean, clean’ ...

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