Time to rethink social housing policy: expert

Are policies designed to shorten social housing waiting lists contributing to the backlog?

16 July, 2019

Aussies compete in Hyperloop race

Australia is entering a prototype pod into Elon Musk’s Hyperloop competition.

8 July, 2019

Sydney city to trial industrial waste in roads

Council is trialling the use of recycled industrial materials in its roads.

17 June, 2019

Community coastal complacency a concern

Local councils will face blame unless they engage more with their communities about future sea level rise.

13 June, 2019

Water method a game-changer for drought management

Researchers say a new automated method of ground water monitoring will improve drought management.

22 May, 2019

Tamworth in energy-cutting smart city trial

Tamworth Council will head up Australia’s first fully integrated IoT smart city trial.

26 April, 2019

‘Policy inaction’ leading to homelessness rise

A national strategy tackling the myriad issues contributing to Australia’s worsening homelessness should be included in the next national agreement between the Commonwealth and states, an expert says.

28 May, 2018

Online tool to help governments plan solar use

A new platform that calculates the solar power potential of rooftops promises to help local councils and urban planners make decisions about investments in solar.

12 April, 2018

Regulator releases policy on heavy vehicle records

Australia has moved a step closer towards adopting electronic diaries for truck drivers to more easily log work and rest times, but an expert says they won’t help improve road safety.

16 March, 2018

Piccoli takes on uni role to help disadvantaged students

Remote and rural areas focus.

5 April, 2017

Trust and morale eroded during APS bargaining: women hit hardest

Public hearing today.

9 November, 2016

Bike Futures rolls into Sydney

Local councils back pedal power.

15 August, 2016

First Australian medical cannabis clinical trial greenlighted

Terminally ill adult cancer patients to take part

27 July, 2015

Defence opens new cyber security school at UNSW Canberra

The federal government has launched a new learning centre in the field of cyber security to act as a think-tank for experts to cook up ways to help organisations fight off potential threats.

16 June, 2014