Archived News for Executives and Senior Management - June, 2019
The Productivity Commission says Australia should dump all its remaining tariffs.
Second 'robodebt' case launched
The Federal Government will soon face a second legal challenge to its controversial welfare debt recovery scheme.
Adelaide looks at asteroid mines
Australian researchers are developing techniques for asteroid mining.
BHP forms tailings taskforce
BHP has unveiled its new ‘Tailings Taskforce’ in the wake of the dam disasters in Brazil.
BHP boosts seafloor tech
BHP is working on ways to drill deeper into the ocean floor in the search for oil.
Billionaire wants coal closure
Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg says he will pay $US500 million to close coal-fired power plants across the US.
Dust disease van funded
The Queensland Government is funding a mobile health screening service for coal workers.
FWO calls Uber drivers contractors
The Fair Work Ombudsmen (FWO) has found Uber drivers are not employees.
Gore ignores Adani
Al Gore has visited Queensland to talk about climate change, but managed not to mention the Adani coal mine.
Mesh inventor slammed
A gynaecologist and inventor of transvaginal mesh devices has been found guilty of professional misconduct.
Nats want bigger stick
The Federal Government will soon attempt to pass its ‘big stick’ energy laws.
Renewables to rise unaided
New modelling shows Australia is on track to achieve 50 per cent renewable electricity by 2030 without government intervention.
Big tax bodies meet
The ATO is involved in over 50 joint investigations into global tax crime alongside four of its international counterparts.
Economy contracts to GFC levels
The Australian economy has slowed to the weakest level since the global financial crisis.
Key climate link studied
Human behaviour drives climate change, but researchers want to know the extent to which climate change can change behaviour.
Dutton dodges AFP link
Questions are being asked about the independence of the AFP after a series of raids targeting the media.