Posted July 12, 2016 19:33:20 The share market Closed higher for the fourth day in a row after stocks on Wall Street hit an all-time high and commodity prices rose. Investors were also soothed by the selection of a new prime minister in the United Kingdom. Theresa May takes on the role after prime minister
Posted July 12, 2016 13:42:18 Work has resumed at the site of the Queensland Government’s new executive building following the discovery of asbestos. The CFMEU has called for an urgent meeting with the building supply company responsible after the potentially deadly fibre was found in construction material from China. The union’s national secretary, Michael O’Connor,
The page you are looking for, cannot be found. It might have been removed, had its name changed, or be temporarily unavailable. Please try the following: If you typed the page address in the Address bar, check the spelling and use of upper-case and lower-case letters. Click the Back button on your browser to try another
Updated July 07, 2016 08:47:37 Protecting the environment on the atolls of Tokelau was at the heart of a recent visit to the territory by an advisory group from SPREP, the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme. Their mission was to offer training in environmental impact assessments, at a time when sea walls are
The page you are looking for, cannot be found. It might have been removed, had its name changed, or be temporarily unavailable. Please try the following: If you typed the page address in the Address bar, check the spelling and use of upper-case and lower-case letters. Click the Back button on your browser to try another
Updated July 07, 2016 16:44:07 Papua New Guinea is looking to develop a shale gas industry, in a move the Government says could generate billions of dollars. The story has been front-page news across the country today, but what exactly is shale gas, and how is it mined? Shale gas is extracted through a process
Updated July 07, 2016 10:55:46 Photo: All four sub-sectors of the index were showing growth. (ABC News: Margaret Burin ) The construction sector swung sharply from contraction in May to its highest level of growth in 10 months in June. A month after the Reserve Bank cut the official interest rate to a fresh record
Posted July 06, 2016 11:28:50 Photo: Linc Energy liquidator PPB Advisory is not naming the buyer yet. (ABC News) The liquidator of troubled oil and gas company Linc Energy has finalised a contract to sell the majority of its assets to an unnamed buyer. Creditors voted to wind up Linc Energy in May and sell
Posted July 06, 2016 11:21:35 Efforts to fund repairs to the historic Trades Hall at Broken Hill are still underway, with the building’s trust applying for government funding. The city, in far west New South Wales, is considered one of the birthplaces of the modern trade union movement, with the Trades Hall a symbolic centrepiece.
Posted July 06, 2016 07:09:03 The Northern Territory’s new fracking laws come into effect today but the Government is still investigating options for installing an independent person to oversee applications from energy companies. The new legislation is an attempt to appease critics that are concerned the controversial method of extracting gas and oil is environmentally
