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A large section of Australia’s business community is in uproar about new competition laws, which they claim will make big businesses responsible for the finances of their competitors.
Four deaths pinned on Labor's hasty negligence
A damning review has found the so-called ‘pink batts scheme’ sacrificed safety for speed, for which four young men paid with their lives.
Jobs drift on gas inaction, Combet says
A former climate change minister says coal seam gas is the solution to soaring energy costs and carbon reduction needs.
Roy Hill poised for prolific export period
Gina Rinehart’s $10 billion Roy Hill iron ore mine is entering its seriously profitable phase.
Work changes slip through scrutiny
Moves are being made on the federal government’s industrial reform agenda, with very little media or public reaction.
Sight seen as centre for Northern revolution
An architecture and design firm has put out plans for massive development in Australia's north, in a town where crocodiles outnumber humans 1,000 to one.
YouTube better for time-wasting than life-saving
YouTube can do many things, but a new study says saving lives is probably not one of them.
Calls to cover old power against renewable insurgence
The independent review of the Renewable Energy Target has been released, proposing a number of suggestions to reduce the cost of the scheme and its impact on the energy market.
Chocolate dollars could be withheld
The Federal Government has threatened to withdraw Cadbury’s $16 million grant, after it was revealed that the company did not explain what it would do with the money.
Commerce chief's e-hate reaches real life
The chief economist with the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has been stood aside and been asked to explain himself over a series of social media comments.
Pay hit to bring 457's for less
The Federal Government is planning to let regional businesses pay foreign workers differently to locals.
Warnings over local love for shaky loans
Australian lenders are enthusiastically selling the same mortgage deals that drove the United States to economic ruin.
Bungles, leaks and lack of knowledge hurt data plans
Two stories this week suggest federal public servants may want brush up on their tech skills.
Commission catching poisonous public transport
A noxious club culture allowed a “toxic cell” of high-level staff at Public Transport Victoria (PTV) to thrive.
Tasmanian public hiring maligned
Tasmania's Auditor-General has poked some holes in rules around the hiring and firing of the state’s public servants.
Fibre, copper, phones and figures costed for NBN
A cost-benefit analysis of National Broadband Network (NBN) plans has shown the Coalition model could deliver nine times the benefits Labor’s would have.
Wild flows bring call to disclose
The NSW Opposition says documents revealing harmful spills of pollutants should be publicly available.
Cheap homes built to better local minds
An Australian university-run project has seen teams of young engineers design and build houses for rural Cambodian communities.
Cyborg sommelier gives a sip of the future
Australian students have made a technological breakthrough that may herald a new age of robotics and automation in our daily lives.
Jail time docks at ferry bosses' door
The former boss of Sydney Ferries has been jailed for using his work credit card to splurge on cars, holidays and renovations.
MacFarlane gives details of real pipe dream
Federal industry minister Ian MacFarlane is working on a plan for a national gas network.