Archived News for Engineering Professionals - November, 2016
Rio Tinto has sacked two top executives after a probe into $10.5 million in payments linked to iron mining in Africa.
Power plays on coal closure
Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce says “cheap power means jobs”, and renewable energy is not cheap.
QLD bill kills looming water rort
Queensland has tightened groundwater licence requirements for mines, without angering Adani.
Cash wants ABCC for women
Employment Minister Michaelia Cash has added gender to the push for the ABCC to be revived.
Weatherill wants dump put to people
SA Premier Jay Weatherill wants a referendum on a nuclear waste dump.
Charges laid on Linc leaders
Five former Linc Energy executives have been charged with environmental offences.
Experts make coastal power claim
Engineers say wave power along the southeast coast of Australia is a viable source of renewable energy.
Award for moving vaccines forward
One Queensland researcher could deal a big blow to the 160-year-old needle and syringe.
Painted dish for high-tech link
Indigenous artwork has been painted on one of Australia’s most important new satellite antennas.
Rio ditches Simandou exec
Rio Tinto has suspended a senior executive after payments linked to a project approval in Africa.
CSIRO sweeps near neighbours
The first reports are in from Australia’s search for life in outer space.
NT chief talks pipe plans in China
Many Australians know about a pipeline dispute in Dakota, but ...
Big road fund to fix Vic arterials
The Victorian Government has announced a $1.8-billion public-private partnership to overhaul Melbourne arterial roles.
Dour data shows building slowing
Analysts say new construction industry data could show the end of the boom.
New SA link outlined
South Australia's electricity distributor is looking at options for a new interconnector to the eastern states.
Alarm sounded on local brain drain
Scientists say our “innovation nation” could be turning into a wasteland.