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Resource companies are being urged to hold on for a massive rail and port project in Western Australia, after work was stopped on the $6 billion development.

Power worker payment is no end to pain

A former power station worker diagnosed with deadly mesothelioma will be paid compensation for his exposure to asbestos.

Support for States' interconnected power boost

The Australian Energy Regulator says there could be benefits to several states if key infrastructure is upgraded.

Boss' bonus boosts base workers

The boss of one of the world’s fastest-growing computer companies has come up with a good way to keep his staff happy and motivated – by giving them money.

Disparity highlighted on Equal Pay Day

Tuesday September 3 was ‘Equal Pay Day’; a reminder of the 64 extra days per year a woman must work for her pay to equal that of a man.

Feds called for in sandy stand-off

Three Queensland MPs have thrown their support behind continuing sand-mining operations on North Stradbroke Island despite widespread environmental and cultural opposition.

Jobs could return after porn email sacking

The Fair Work Commission has ruled that emailing pornography through a work address is not an automatic sacking offence.

Some choices go skin deep

New research has found having visible tattoos can still reduce the chance of getting a job, but the stigma on body art is changing.

The office should bend to the shifting nature of dad

Experts say fathers are not the bumbling piles of domestic uselessness that TV ads portray, claiming that the modern dad is a different beast and that employers need to change the way they think.

Top end tapped for farming supplies

Government authorities in Western Australia have begun surveying outside the Ord irrigation area in the Kimberly region – looking to see if the environment could sustain thousands of hectares of new farming operations.

Billions saved for big companies in gas-boat vote

The Woodside energy firm has announced that its partners in the massive Browse project have signed off on the use of floating liquid natural gas technology at gasfields off the coast of WA.

Curtin studies trials of driving tired

A Curtin University study has polled truck drivers who were involved in accidents over a single year, finding those who did not complete fatigue management training were six times more likely to crash.

Direct responsibility in tele-working

With tele-working and remote offices fast becoming the standard for many employees, experts say bosses need to be aware of their safety responsibilities even when the office is no-where near.

Downturn causes debt spike

Some of the major engineering groups in Australia say they have a long list of debts owed from resource and construction companies, but they are concerned that slowing profits in the sectosr could mean they never get what is owed.

East West hot topic at Freight Week

It is Freight Week in Victoria this week; the annual event seeks to celebrate and draw attention to the state’s vital transport industry, and the thousands of workers it comprises.

Expo charade shot down

There are claims this week that a company in WA is selling tickets and bookings for a convention that does not exist; ripping-off miners and engineers with the swindling scheme.

Fines seek to foil fuel sneaks

The New South Wales Government is undertaking a crack-down on service stations which fail to advertise the full price of fuel.

Golden figures for quarter

Gold production in Australia has undergone a significant boost in the past financial quarter, with companies registering production rate rises of 6 per cent.

Heads-up for new poison monitor

Wearable safety computers attached to hard-hats may be the next big life-saver in poisonous work environments.

Million dollar chair fall in ACT

A Canberra public servant has been awarded more payouts after she fell off a chair at work in 2002.

Mining slouch grounds planes Busselton-bound

The WA town of Busselton will have to wait for its first plane-load of FIFO workers, as the Fortesque Metals Group announces it will not be carrying out planned charter flights to the town.