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A Hong Kong-based logistics giant is making moves toward Australia.
Broad body puts out call for job support
More than forty companies that support the building, mining and energy industries say Federal Government moves could put thousands of jobs at risk.
Rockefellers roll forward on green tide
The heirs to one of the world’s great oil empires are getting out of the family business.
Calls for big tax grab as giants hide their wealth
Australia will seek to claw back billions of dollars that big mining, building and technology companies funnel out of the country to avoid tax.
Industrial change in the air, substance coming soon
Australia’s industrial relations laws could be about to change, with indications that new workplace inquiries and legislation are on the way.
Rogue industries ride high on bikie backing
A Victorian corruption hearing has been told that the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) routinely employs bikies to carry out threats and assaults.
Deep reading found in phone data
A new study has shown how much a mobile phone can learn about its user’s lifestyle and mental health.
Our debt is not deadly, say the people who know
A group of 63 Australian economists have released a joint statement rejecting the Federal Government’s repeated insistence that the country is facing a “budget emergency”.
Phone jobs may float away from DHS
Seven thousand public service call centre jobs are at risk, unions say, with word that Telstra will answer the phones for Centrelink and Medicare.
Costs counted as sea threatens bricks and mortar
A new report could test the resolve of infrastructure-friendly but ecologically-ignorant politicians.
Veiled pay makes short-change worse
A human resources researcher says the gender pay gap may be easier to close if we could actually see it.
Gas rigs' foreign hiring decried
The Federal Court has thrown out a union’s challenge to new rules that make it easier to hire foreign workers on offshore rigs.
Locals say port deal shows iron still alive
Australia will sport another mega-port, with the green light given to the $7 billion West Pilbara Iron Ore Project.
Mines fire back on claims of massive subsidy
Two states’ minerals councils have lobbed volleys at The Australia Institute, accusing it of fudging its numbers to fight an ideological war.
Moves to secure gas as tech issues darken Darwin
The Northern Territory Government will review its processes as the capital city suffers through more blackouts.
New checks after corruption probe takes ten
Tails of dodgy developers and paper bags stuffed with dirty funds have shaken NSW politics, and a new inquiry seeks to check the foundation of the dubious building approvals.
Oil needs drop to new low
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has called a sharp drop in global oil demand “nothing short of remarkable”.
Roving printer promises easier office
Japan is testing a robot that could end the plague of lost productivity from long walks to the office printer.
Cable competition fine providing lines stay open
The ACCC will not block TPG’s plans to install fibre-optic internet connections to the basements of high-rise apartment blocks.
G20 should build arena for louder whistle-blowing
Experts say Australian governments can stop corruption while saving money and even lives, through enhanced whistleblower protections.
Nurses call for new rules to amputate bad bosses
Two Queensland Health executives have been taken off duty and referred to the corruption watchdog over “employment procurement issues”, and nurses say it is time for a change.