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Workers are rallying against NT WorkSafe after a spate of accidents including the death of a sailor last month.
Stoush over safe removal
A company that built portable buildings using asbestos-contaminated materials is fighting calls for it to be removed.
Transporters want in on union talks
Key transport groups say they have been left out of a Transport Workers Union safety summit.
Political twists cloud energy fix
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has refined his line of attack on renewable energy.
Protest risk cited in FOI silence
The Federal Government agency looking at Adani’s $1 billion loan request will not have to give details to the public.
Silicon seen as powerful new means
An Adelaide company is using a CSIRO design to create the next generation of battery technology.
Turnbull returns IAC
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has rebuilt the Indigenous Advisory Council (IAC).
Infrastructure waste detailed
A new report says around ten per cent of Australian infrastructure spending is entirely wasted.
Vic looks at gas bans
The Victorian Government has gained opposition support for a permanent ban on fracking.
NT takes up predecessor's plan
The NT government has reinstated a popular tradies scheme, after months of rejecting it.
Open cut black lung in NSW
A NSW coal mine worker has been diagnosed with the state’s first case of black lung since...
Train delays to drag on
Queensland Transport Minister Stirling Hinchliffe has resigned after a review of a driver shortage and timetable failures...
Anti-tax ads slammed
BHP Billiton has been criticised for displaying anti-mining tax advertisements on employee computers.
Gas splits Libs
The South Australian Liberal Party is splitting from the Federal Government’s stance on unconventional gas extraction.
New Acland drops new data
The Queensland Land Court is re-opening the case involving the expansion of the New Acland mine.
PM plugs clean coal dream
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has plugged ‘clean’ coal power stations as a key part of the country’s future.
Work risks rise at 39hrs
People who work more than 39 hours a week are putting their health at risk, new research says.
Green money could go to coal
There are suggestions that Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) money may be used to fund a new generation of coal-fired power stations.
Ord 3 off the boil
The Northern Territory Government has a Federal Government "priority" irrigation projects to the side.
Adelaide shapes up for ship visits
Adelaide is preparing to host international shipbuilders ahead of a major defence construction to start from 2018.
QLD comes together to fight army plans
Both sides of Queensland politics are fighting to stop the compulsory acquisition of agricultural land for an army training ground.