Archived News for Industry Professionals - June, 2019
A new report has warned of a toxic “ticking time bomb” of coal ash waste.
Coal plans aim for Aboriginal advance
A bid has been launched to build a $2 billion Indigenous-led coal-fired power station in Collinsville in North Queensland.
SA to sell city transport
The South Australian Government says it will privatise Adelaide's train and tram services.
Union slams Middlemount response
The mining union has lashed out at the “unacceptable” response to a fatality in a Queensland mine.
Joyce's farm plans probed
A report from the audit office has found Barnaby Joyce expanded a farm finance scheme against the advice of Treasury.
Pyne's private move slammed
Former defence minister Christopher Pyne has leapt into a role in the defence sector.
Appeal to PM's climate morals
Over 150 religious leaders have called on Scott Morrison to block all new coal and gas projects.
Flood costs forecast
New global modelling has attempted to measure the cost of natural disasters to the world’s roads and railways.
Garbage patch attacked again
A giant floating device is having a second attempt at cleaning up the huge, swirling island of garbage in the Pacific Ocean.
Ord scheme slowed
Farmers say the Ord River Irrigation Scheme (ORIS) is not doing as much as it could.
Robo-displacement measured
New analysis says robots will take up to 20 million manufacturing jobs around the world by 2030.
Mascot report finds new issue
An engineers’ report has found Sydney’s Mascot Towers are “moving downward”.
State budgets boost building
Some believe the nation’s economic hopes are now pinned to its infrastructure boom.
ERF coal backing slammed
The federal fund for fighting climate change could be used to prop up coal-fired power stations.
Stations seek gas admission
Billionaire businessman Brett Blundy has launched court action against Origin Energy over a plan for gas exploration on a Northern Territory cattle station.
"Tears shed" over Adani approval
Queensland's Environment Minister Leeanne Enoch says she shed tears over her government’s approval of Adani's Carmichael coal mine.
Big cheques for NT gas aids
Four NT public servants are being paid up to $390,000 a year to help the gas industry.
Bradfield plan doused again
Experts have reviewed the Bradfield Scheme – a decades-old idea to pipe flood waters from Australia’s north to the arid centre.