Updated November 22, 2018 16:41:37 Timor-Leste has bought Shell’s stake in the rich Greater Sunrise oil and gas fields as it presses ahead with its contentious plan to pipe the natural resources to its south coast for processing. Key points: Timor is spending millions to take control of oil and gas resources It plans to
Updated November 22, 2018 19:09:19 Photo: Pilgangoora Lithium Processing Plant in WA being built by RCR Tomlinson (Supplied: RCR Tomlinson) Related Story: Solar industry hiring backpacker workforce, insider reveals Related Story: Water Corporation privatisation leaves little profit, WA Opposition says The big Perth-based engineering and construction company RCR Tomlinson has gone into administration just months
Safe Work Australia Chair, Diane Smith-Gander is encouraging the public to vote for a winner of the People’s Choice Award and determine which of the best workplace safety projects around the country will receive an extra $5,000 funding. “As part of National Safe Work Month, we ran a competition to encourage workplaces across Australia to
Updated November 07, 2018 19:55:03 A multi-billion-dollar Chinese-backed takeover of more than half of Australia’s gas pipeline network looks likely to be blocked by the Morrison Government. Key points: Josh Frydenberg said the proposal would result in a “undue concentration of foreign ownership” This comes despite ACCC approving the takeover The news comes as Foreign
Updated October 29, 2018 12:28:42 Photo: Tenant advocates say there is often an assumption that mould is the residents’ fault. (Supplied) Tenants are struggling to get landlords to take mould in their properties seriously, despite a growing number of people claiming it has left them seriously ill. Key points: Parliamentary inquiry hears face an uphill
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Updated October 19, 2018 16:09:15 Photo: Investors are concerned about what happens if Saudi Arabia pulls the oil trigger. (Reuters: Regis Duvignau) As evidence mounts that Saudi Arabia is responsible for the murder and dismemberment of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the potential for sanctions against the middle-eastern kingdom mounts. Key points: Saudi Arabia recently shut
Updated October 04, 2018 14:43:34 Photo: The CFMEU says it fears for all 900 construction jobs on the site. (ABC News: Elise Kinsella) Up to 900 construction jobs on a Gold Coast high-rise development site could be at risk amid “unprecedented” problems, the construction union says. Hundreds of workers on the $1 billion Jewel resort
The Hon Kelly O’Dwyer MP, Minister for Jobs and Industrial Relations, has launched National Safe Work Month for 2018. Watch the video or listen to the audio. “Every year in October, employers and workers participate in National Safe Work Month,” said Minister O’Dwyer. “It’s a time to commit to building safer workplaces for all Australians. A
Posted September 27, 2018 13:15:21 Anyone who drives realises that petrol has become more expensive this year — a lot more expensive. Figures from the Australian Institute of Petroleum, released by CommSec, show that average pump prices for unleaded petrol hit four-month highs near 153 cents a litre last week. But NRMA spokesman Peter Khoury
