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More accolades for one of the people behind Australia’s most exciting medical invention, as Professor Graeme Clark receives the US Russ Prize for the cochlear implant.
Next step needed for powerful future
As the new year gets into gear, many hope that a raft of ideas and policies for protecting energy supplies and the environment will be on the way.
Watchdog will keep yapping at building bullies
The ACCC says it will stick to its guns in a fight to address boycotts and bullying on building sites, and has called for union members to speak out about dodginess at the higher levels.
Condiments and other comforts make it to space
A long-awaited shipment of groceries and gifts has finally been delivered at the International Space Station.
Country copper lets NBN leap ahead
Barnaby Joyce says the Government's $11 billion deal to buy Telstra’s copper network means the National Broadband Network (NBN) will be delivered by 2015-16.
Expert dampens Barnaby's dam zeal
An environmental expert has slammed Federal Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce’s big dam plan.
Kuwaiti push sees planning shift for Port
Authorities are dropping height restrictions for buildings on a key plot of the Port Melbourne waterfront, following a big push by a Kuwaiti-backed construction company.
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Probe launched on backroom power play
The New South Wales corruption watchdog is looking into allegations of dodgy payments from construction companies to an engineer at a state-owned energy utility.
Report finds pockets of need in resource employment
Employment levels in mining and resources are well below what they once were, but experts say there are still shortages to be filled.
Smart window offers double take
Engineers in Singapore have unveiled ‘smart window’ technology, which can adjust its tint to lighting conditions and gather electricity at the same time.
Ten ways humanity got it right this year
The journal Science has picked its top ten scientific achievements of the year, highlighting some incredible breakthroughs of 2014.
Flood plan to stop tragic past repeating
Queensland is looking at options to boost flood defences for Ipswich and Brisbane.
Light shines on dark matter from Victorian mine shaft
Researchers are looking for one of the most mysterious substances in the universe, starting their search in a rural Victorian mine shaft.
Little hope for return revealed in East West deal
The much-awaited business case for Melbourne’s slated $6.8 billion East West Link has been released following a change of government.
Road doubling mile marked
Government authorities say they have reached a milestone in the massive project to duplicate Victoria’s Princes Highway.
Smart bullet could be snipers' new friend
Engineers at DARPA – the US military’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency – have created a device that is as scary as it is astounding; a bullet than can change direction mid-air.
Super shed brings military might to one site
A new shed has opened in Darwin, and it is the kind that would make any heavy-machinery enthusiast weak at the knees and hot under the collar.
Super-metal is stronger, lighter than any before
An international research team has developed a new “high-entropy” metal alloy with a higher strength-to-weight ratio than any other existing metal material.
Surveyor's call sees deadly donga placement
An inquiry into two deaths at mining firm FMG’s Rail Camp One has heard that there may have been surveyor error involved in the collapse of buildings during the devastating Cyclone George.
Sydney plan to wake old suburbs
New South Wales Government says it will breathe new life into Sydney, with the launch of its new planning strategy.