Two of Australia’s largest unions have joined forces ahead of next week’s ALP national conference to lobby the federal government to better support the local manufacturing industry.
With the ALP National Conference just days away, two of Australia’s biggest unions have united to lobby the federal government to better support the local manufacturing industry.
The left-faction Australian [...]

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The Queensland government has announced a $100 million plan over three years to improve facilities in the state’s thriving mining towns.
Under the Sustainable Resource Communities Agreement, mining companies will have to talk to the state government about their projects before they could go ahead, said Premier Anna Bligh at the opening of a new coal [...]

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Australian Infrastructure Fund is (AIX) planning a $60 million expansion of Darwin International Airport following strong growth over a number of years.
The redevelopment, which is designed to cater for forecast passenger growth to 2015, includes a 65% increase in terminal floor space with an improved retail precinct, two new aircraft parking bays, and additional car [...]

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Professional services firm, Deloitte, believes resource companies should work together to create a dedicated mining university to help address a major skills shortage facing the industy.
Deloitte global mining leader Tony Zoghby told reporters on Wednesday that if mining companies got together and established their own education institution such as a mining university and not necessarily [...]

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200 people are expected to attend the clean coal summit at NSW Parliament this morning.
Those attending include key participants from the mining, research, infrastructure and investment industries as well as representatives from the state and federal governments.
The Australian government’s top climate change advisor, Professor Ross Garnaut will deliver the keynote speech.
A move towards clean coal [...]

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