Category: Australia

Ferrycarrig Construction Pty Ltd has been fined $40,000 after a NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) investigation found the company supplied dozens of falsified waste dockets relating to works at the Sydney Metro Waterloo construction site. The investigation was launched after a site auditor raised concerns with the EPA in May […]

As Australians head into the festive season, health experts are urging people to plan ahead and look after each other, with new data showing a significant spike in alcohol related harms over the Christmas and New Year period. The analysis of 2023 ambulance data from the National Ambulance Surveillance System (NASS) at […]

People with breast cancer that has spread to the brain will save more than $4500 a month when Tucatinib is listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme in the coming weeks.   Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA) welcomes today’s decision by the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) to recommend tucatinib (Tukysa) for […]

Researchers have developed a new antimalarial drug candidate designed to address the growing challenge of drug resistance and potentially reduce malaria transmission. The first-in-class clinical candidate, MK-7602, has been developed through a longstanding collaboration between WEHI and global biopharmaceutical company MSD (tradename of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, N.J., USA).   Pre-clinical research […]

Tasmanian farmers are finishing the year continuing to lead the nation as the most confident agricultural producers in Australia. Farmer sentiment in the state is being supported by strong commodity prices and improved seasonal conditions, the latest Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey, released today, has found. Although overall net rural confidence […]

New data released today from one of the world’s longest-running wildlife surveys show Australia’s waterbird population made a partial return after last year’s steep drop, but numbers remain well below historic levels. Researchers conducting the annual waterbird survey – led by UNSW’s Centre for Ecosystem Science with the NSW Department […]

Uber Eats has announced an expanded partnership with Coles to offer Australians greater value, convenience and choice by providing the largest selection of groceries ever available on an on-demand delivery platform in Australia, just in time for the festive season.   From today, Australians can order up to 17,000 of […]

Global mining services provider Thiess has secured an alliance agreement with Harmony to deliver multiple packages of work at the greenfield Eva Copper Mine Project in Cloncurry, North West Queensland, Australia. This includes bulk earthworks, workshop construction and mining services over five years, with the mining scope valued at approximately […]

Music Australia has today released a new report examining the commissioning environment faced by Australian creators of art music, providing the sector’s first comprehensive snapshot in more than a decade. Sound Fair? An analysis of art music commissioning in Australia takes a comprehensive look at commissioning practices across the art music […]

Families looking for fun and meaningful school holiday activities are invited to STEPS Garden Centre in Caloundra, where two hands-on workshops are set to spark creativity and a love for gardening in young minds. The popular Fairy Garden Workshop returns on Wednesday 14 January, inviting children to design their own miniature magical world using […]