Archived News for Executives and Senior Management - April, 2016
The Prime Minister has announced a $3 billion program that will see 12 offshore patrol vessels built in Adelaide and WA.
RSRT forced off the road
The senate has agreed to abolish Labor’s Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal.
Study links gender with night work burn
New stats suggest women are more likely to be affected by night shiftwork than men.
Green money-grab detailed
The Greens have released an 18-point policy plan they say will stamp out tax avoidance by multinationals and raise at least AU$1.69 billion in additional revenue.
Rinehart wants new money up north
Iron ore magnate Gina Rinehart says things are rough in the resources sector, but northern Australia still has incredible development opportunities.
Sugar tax effects checked, denied
Advocates say a 20 per cent tax on sugary drinks will save 1,600 lives over 25 years, while reducing the social costs of diabetes, heart disease and stroke.
Tech head warns of 'innovation' overuse
Telstra's chief technology officer says “innovation” is at risk of becoming a meaningless buzzword.
Natural value nudges $6 trillion
New figures show the value of Australia's natural wealth has nearly doubled.
Palmer's people get federal funds
Taxpayers’ funds will be used to pay entitlements to Queensland Nickel workers.
Smoke taxes mooted on both sides
Innovation Minister Christopher Pyne appears to be floating plans for a tobacco tax hike.
Top-taxed teens contribute $45.3m
A single Australian teenage taxpayer contributed over $500,000 to government coffers in 2013/14.
Aboriginal short-change hurts hostels
Public servants at the federal government's only majority-Aboriginal agency have been offered just half the pay rise available to bureaucrats in majority-non-Aboriginal departments.
Tech money brings batteries home
Nanostructured, gel-based batteries could soon be made on a commercial scale.
ACT bill enables bosses' intrusion
ACT unions say Canberra employers and insurers now have more power than the police to snoop into the private lives workers.
Little solar town getting started
Perth’s newest village - White Gum Valley - will soon generate and sell its own electricity from a precinct of solar homes.
Palmer's plays laid bare
Administrators say Clive Palmer’s Queensland Nickel made “significant” uncommercial transactions for the benefit of its directors before it collapsed.
WA minister in road trade probe
The WA Transport Minister could be dragged into an ASIC investigation of suspicious share trading.
Airport contractors say money missing
Sub-contractors who worked on expanding the Perth Airport say they have been left short by the problem-plagued project.
Equality needed to ease surgery burden
Rich nations need to work collaboratively with low- and middle-income countries to boost access to safe and affordable surgery for the world's poor, experts say.
Ethics issues at cutting-edge
The ethical debate about human genetic engineering has increased in pitch, with the publication of a new human embryo–editing paper.