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Australia Can Become a Green Manufacturing Powerhouse
Energy
Thursday March 23 2023

Australia Can Become a Green Manufacturing Powerhouse

Australia has significant potential to become a global powerhouse in sustainable manufacturing over coming decades, a new report has found.

Staying on top of security solutions for smart buildings
Buildings
Thursday March 23 2023

Staying on top of security solutions for smart buildings

The Australian commercial real estate market has experienced significant uncertainty and disruption for investors, landlords and occupiers over the past few years. 

Australia Beefs Up Renewable Energy Investment
Technology
Tuesday March 14 2023

Australia Beefs Up Renewable Energy Investment

Investment in new renewable energy and storage throughout Australia is ramping up, new data shows.

Recycled Glass Makes Safe and Sustainable Cladding
Buildings
Tuesday March 14 2023

Recycled Glass Makes Safe and Sustainable Cladding

A product made from recycled glass promises to deliver cladding that is fire safe and adopts circular economy concepts, engineers say.

Sothern Hemisphere’s Biggest Battery Gets Green Light
Energy
Monday February 27 2023

Sothern Hemisphere’s Biggest Battery Gets Green Light

Construction is set to begin on what will be the largest committed network battery in the Southern Hemisphere after the project was given the green light...

NSW to Count Carbon in Infrastructure Business Cases
Infrastructure
Monday February 27 2023

NSW to Count Carbon in Infrastructure Business Cases

The cost of carbon is set to be measured as part of future business cases for major transport and infrastructure projects in New South Wales.

Smart Cities Must Protect Personal Privacy
Technology
Tuesday February 21 2023

Smart Cities Must Protect Personal Privacy

The right of citizens to have their personal information and privacy protected must not be compromised as cities and municipalities embrace smart city concepts, a leader...

Five Things to Consider When Building a Water Treatment Plant
Technology
Monday February 20 2023

Five Things to Consider When Building a Water Treatment Plant

Whether you’re initiating a project from scratch, moving or expanding operations, building a water treatment plant requires careful consideration. Every component — from location, energy efficiency...

Infrastructure
18 May, 2020
Shower a 'sanctuary' from virus: Syd study

Sydneysiders are using enough water to fill 155 Olympic-sized swimming pools each day as they spend more time at home.

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Mining
7 May, 2020
Five miners burned in underground blast

Four mine workers are fighting for life and a fifth is in a serious condition after an underground blast at a Queensland coal mine.

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Infrastructure
18 Mar, 2020
Murray Basin rail project fails to deliver

The Murray Basin Rail Project has failed to improve rural freight outcomes for Victoria despite a $440 million public spend, according to the state's auditor-general.

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Infrastructure
28 Feb, 2020
Qld flood class action win to be appealed

A second Queensland water provider is appealing a class action decision on the 2011 floods potentially worth hundreds of millions of dollars. 

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Infrastructure
21 Feb, 2020
Trade Worker Demand Hotspots Unveiled

Train drivers refused to travel on the section of track where two people died in a Sydney-Melbourne XPT derailment, the rail union says.

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Infrastructure
21 Feb, 2020
NSW rail project cost to blow out by $3b

The cost of a major construction project to build a rail line that will run under Sydney Harbour is likely to blow out by up to...

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Mining
14 Jan, 2020
Qld mining death eighth in two years

WHAT HAPPENED?

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Infrastructure
10 Jan, 2020
Sydney desal plant could double in size

The NSW government is going ahead with plans to expand Sydney's desalination plant to ensure the state isn't left "flat-footed" should the drought continue.

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Environment
9 Dec, 2019
No threat to Sydney water quality for now

Sydney's drinking water won't be impacted by emergency bushfires burning near Warragamba Dam and elsewhere around the city, authorities say.

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