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

More councils sign onto Sydney’s extended light rail

By Paul Hemsley and Julian Bajkowski The concerted push to add swift and serious passenger transport capacity to Sydney’s notoriously gridlocked Eastern Suburbs has continued at pace after New South Wales Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian signed key agreements with Randwick City Council, Centennial Parklands and the University of NSW (UNSW) to support the building […]

5 July, 2013

Lehman Brothers, Grange liable for council sub-prime losses

By Julian Bajkowski Local governments, charities and and not for profit groups have finally won a phyrric victory over collapsed US investment bank Lehman Brothers, after the Federal Court ruled that the institution is ultimately liable for almost $250 million in losses suffered by investors. Handed down by Justice Steven Rares on Friday, the decision […]

25 September, 2012

NEC refits UNSW’s billing system

The University of NSW has replaced its previous call accounting system with a reporting and billing platform from NEC Australia and TSA Software. University staff will be able to access vital information through a unified telecom expense management (TEM) platform that helps the university automate many complex billing processes. As a result, the implementation of […]

2 August, 2012