Archived News for Executives and Senior Management - January, 2016
SpaceX has successfully launched a new climate change satellite into space, but has seen another of its Falcon 9 rockets explode during a failed landing attempt.
Hybrid sites in green power price drop
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency(ARENA) has shortlisted 22 renewable energy projects for $100 million in funding, signalling that solar project costs would fall below $AU100/MWh by 2020.
Mining market sees battery boost
Insiders say big profits in the resource market this year will come from materials used in high-tech energy storage and other futuristic technologies.
Tech hub to link new mining moves
The South Australian Government is backing new moves to bring more technology into the mining sector.
Unions dig at coal mine lung issues
Unions are keeping up their campaign to warn coal miners and their employers about ‘black lung’.
Woolworths wants to drop hammer on Masters
Big moves among hardware giants this week, with Woolworths looking to offload Masters.
BHP lines up for big decline
BHP Billiton is staring down the barrel of a $10.3 billion write-down on its US shale oil and gas assets.
Reduction revealed in booze tax test
Research suggests that increasing the cost of the cheapest alcohol leads to a reduction in consumption.
World Bank details tiny TPP benefit
A comprehensive economic analysis has shown Australia stands to gain almost nothing from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
Councillor calls for more females
A long-serving Sunshine Coast councillor has encouraged more women to run for local government.
Big players push tiny plastics out
Supermarket giants Woolworths and Coles say they will remove products containing microbeads - tiny plastic particles that can cause some serious damage.
Billions available in top end trim
Research has again showed the big budgetary gains to be made by cutting high end concessions.
Black lung rising, union says
A fifth case of black lung in Queensland coal workers has been confirmed, leading some to suggest there could be many more.
Construction crunch could continue
Australia's construction industry contracted in December 2015, a weak end to the year despite a growth in apartment and house building.
Cops complain of bikie bruising
Victoria Police say construction unions are using outlaw bikie gangs as “hired muscle”.
Insiders spy nuclear new year
The director of the Energy Initiative at the University of Queensland says this year could see the rise of nuclear energy as a way for developing nations to provide base load power and keep carbon dioxide emissions down.
Insurance inquiry finds lack of information
A new survey suggests just half of the Australians who take out private health insurance actually understand what their policy covers.
Iron decline puts Karara up for cuts
Jobs of hundreds of workers are at risk, as a large iron ore operation is hit by funding woes.
New deal for big gas expansion
Fossil fuel firm AWE has signed an agreement with Alinta Energy to allow the development of a gas field in the Perth basin.