Airservices Australia is set to invest massively in infrastructure over the next 12 months, according to a statement released today.
The Biofuels Association of Australia today called on both sides of the federal election to consider how renewable and sustainable fuels can play a role in directly reducing carbon emissions and balancing Australia's fuel trade deficit.
Synthetic gas producer Carbon Energy Ltd (ASX: CNX) said on Thursday that the emerging underground coal gasification (UCG) technology should not be dismissed outright in the wake of a failed UCG project in Queensland ordered shut down by the state government this month amidst cases of water contamination on the Kingaroy site.
Queensland's resource and construction industry employers today convened to discuss the latest issues confronting them under the Fair Work Act
Wayne Swan, Treasurer of the Federal Government, says he is encouraged by the newest figures indicating inflation was lower than expected for this June quarter.
Former World Bank chief economist Joseph Stiglitz has admonished that the resource sector has too much control on the political debate on Australia's mining tax.
The Australian Mines and Metals Association says the construction workers, who number about 1,500 and walked out from their posts at the Pluto project at Woodside, Western Australia, must answer responsibly for their actions.
The QRC (Queensland Resources Council) says the state government’s appointment of its first commissioner for LNG will surely help in balancing domestic gas demand and prospects for export.
The federal government faces the spectre of eventually collecting less revenue from commodities should coal prices plunge to the same levels seen from some few years ago but on the upside, some companies would end up as beneficiaries of a one percent cut in company tax should the proposed mineral resources rent tax is implemented.
The National Seniors Australia said on Wednesday that their group gained assurance from Treasurer Wayne Swan that the Labour government would fully support payment increase for the country’s pensioners.
Telstra Corp. has been ordered by court to pay fines to the Commonwealth worth $18.55 million for violating the Trade Practices Act and its conditions for carrier licence by locking out other broadband companies from its telephone dealings.
Changes suggested by the Cooper Review on Australia’s superannuation system seemed to have affected a wide array of industries as some businesses and the indigenous art market both aired their concerns on Tuesday that the revisions to be implemented by the government could severely impact their respective sectors.
The International Pilots Association has filed a case against Qantas, charging the major airline company of breaking the Fair Work Act.
The Australian government appointed the country’s first aircraft noise ombudsman, cutting the work out for the new official.
Telstra (ASX: TLS) said on Tuesday that it is ready to deal with possibility of a scrapped National Broadband Network (NBN) in the event that the coalition made good on its campaign vow to dump the project it once dubbed as a ‘multi-billion dollar white elephant’.
Australia is set to welcome its first independent aviation ombudsman as the federal government has appointed Ron Brent for the job.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard said on Tuesday that among the Labour candidates seeking for a post on the August 21 election, only Deputy Prime Minister Wayne Swan is assured of getting a frontbencher slot in the government.
The Migration Institute of Australia (MIA) issued a statement today calling for all politicians to address the true migration issue with honesty, clarity and good faith.
A Sydney company director has been fined $16,900 for underpaying eight of his former staff. The employees, who received no money at all for weeks on end, were underpaid a total of more than $31,000.
An economic analyst has suggested the hyped debate over Australia’s sustainable population has overshadowed the country’s problem on housing shortage.
The Treasury and Finance departments announced on Monday that the country’s Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Outlook (PEFO) has slightly veered away from their budget forecasts as both clarified that Australia’s economic projections remained essentially untouched from the updates earlier released by Treasurer Wayne Swan.
The Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (AMEC) said on Monday that it is set to restart its advertising campaign against the federal government’s proposed mineral resource rent tax.
A resumption of the publicity campaign against the Labor government’s Mineral Resources Rent Tax is part of political schemes aimed at the elections, Treasurer Wayne Swan claims.
Labor has given, under its latest climate change election promise, $1 billion in tax breaks on investments in energy-efficiency measures for commercial building.
At the top of their election campaigns, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and opposition leader Tony Abbott have engaged early on in a debate on the economy, taxes, and migration issues.
A coalition government will cut down Australia's immigration intake back to a reasonable level, according to shadow treasurer Joe Hockey.
Australia's business leaders have rejected a plan by the coalition government to slash immigration intake, accusing Liberal head Tony Abbott of risking the nation's future economic viability for his short-term populist strategy.
Junior and mid-tier miners are set to launch this week their advertising campaign against the Gillard government's minerals resource rent tax (MRRT).
Clive Palmer, the mining tycoon, has announced that is resuming his campaign against the Gillard administration’s proposed rent tax on minerals resource.
Latest figures furnished by the Victorian Commission for Gambling Regulation (VCGR) showed that state gamblers burned a whopping $2.6 billion into poker machines amidst the financial pressures brought by the continually hiking cash rates and increasing living expenses.
