In an address to the New York Stock Exchange Monday, Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan said that Australia is about to embark on its biggest mining investment boom since the 1850s Gold Rush.
If the ACCC thinks you "blow," they'll take you to court! The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has begun proceedings in the Federal Court against Adepto Publications, alleging that between 2007 and 2010, Adepto demanded payment from Australian businesses...
Following the crash of its reservations system on September 26, Virgin Blue estimates that the impact will cost between A$15-$20 million. The outage, which lasted eleven days, resulted in a “severe interruption” of Virgin’s Blue business, the airline said...
Australia is one step closer to improving its energy efficiency, according to an announcement by IBM. A consortium, including IBM and GE Energy Australia; AGL, Sydney Water, Hunter Water and Newcastle City Council, will develop Australia's first smart grid...
It’s no shocker that when a car company sponsors a professional athlete, the relationship can be mutually beneficial. Tennis star Maria Sharapova landed a $2 million endorsement deal with Land Rover in 2006, while American quarterback Tom Brady has...
Activity in across all sectors of the construction industry continued to fall for the fourth straight month in September, according to the Australian Industry Group’s Performance of Construction Index (Australian PCI) in conjunction with the Housing Industry Association. The...
Australia’s very own Gail Kelly has joined the ranks of Oprah Winfrey and Lady Gaga on Forbes magazine’s list of the world’s ten most powerful women.
Rio Tinto is set to begin full scale verification trials for the first of three new underground excavation systems at Northparkes’ copper and gold mine in the Central West of New South Wales.
The new excavation systems are part of Rio Tinto’s Mine of the Future program, which aim to improve the construction and operation of underground mines.
New research released by the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA) has revealed that there are only five female chairs and six female CEOs in the top 200 Australian companies.
Engineering services firm Transfield Services has secured over $1 billion of work during the first financial quarter of the fiscal year, the company announced Tuesday. Nearly $670 million of the work was secured with existing clients, including Brisbane City...
