Archived News for Industry Professionals

Philae is back - the European Space Agency (ESA) has received signals from its comet lander after months in the dark.

Shorten's deals stay veiled for now

Opposition leader Bill Shorten is saying nothing about his union history, until he faces the Royal Commission later this year.

Stations fall in SA coal collapse

Alinta Energy says its coal-fired power stations at Port Augusta in South Australia will close in early 2018, or possibly sooner.

Turnbull looks for NBN fast-lane

The Federal Government says it wants to fast-track the National Broadband Network, and must deregulate to do so.

Victoria welcomes winds of change

The Victorian Government has made it easier to set up new wind farms.

Clouds spotted in big players' future

Global credit ratings agency Fitch has handed negative ratings outlooks to BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and Anglo American.

Roy Hill digs into social improvement

Gina Rinehart's company Roy Hill is funding a charity to provide training, education and cultural benefits in Western Australia's Pilbara region.

Abbott wants Shortern to lay bare union links

The Prime Minister says the Opposition Leader should answer questions about whether Australian Workers Union members were 'ripped off'.

Future flight through real bird's eyes

With each new engineering project it appears more likely the high-tech future will be based on Nature’s designs.

ARENA fund for green bank and mobile tests

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has given a $1.4 million grant to the University of Adelaide, for it to develop an online Australian energy storage knowledge bank and mobile energy storage test facility.

Authorities want stronger lights shining on 'death ship'

Gun-running, murder and foul play are among the claims raised as the mysterious ‘murder ship’ MV Sage Sagittarius stalks Australia’s coastline.

Better deal leads to bigger offer for Recall

Brambles spin-off Recall Holdings has received a big takeover bid from US logistics giant Iron Mountain.

CFMEU jumps on asbestos scare for seven

The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) says seven maintenance workers have been exposed to asbestos at Alcoa's Kwinana refinery near Perth.

Drug deals going digital

A new survey says more people are looking online for cheap prices on drugs like ecstasy and cocaine.

G7 plot path to greener Earth

The Group of Seven world leaders’ conference in Germany has finished with a pledge to ‘decarbonise’ the global economy.

Gas deal should bring best for both players

Australian-owned Central Petroleum Limited has picked up a 50 per cent stake in the NT's Mereenie oil and gas field from international giant Santos.

Gas review seeks powerful input

The competition regulator has released an issues paper for the East Coast Gas Inquiry.

Musk issues mild warning to adapt or fail

Elon Musk says electric utilities should buy his battery systems or be put out of business by them.

Research takes trees to cutting-edge

Australian researchers are working on a way to use macadamia nuts as a 3D-printing medium.

Shell says huge build going well

Engineers say the construction of Shell’s $12 billion Prelude project is on track, marking a number of milestones as the massive floating gas facility takes form.