No plan for diesel trains’ green transition
Half of Australia’s diesel-powered railway rollingstock is due to be replaced before 2050, with no plan for environmentally-friendly replacements.
The Australasian
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Scheme to track emissions linked to products
The Federal Government is fast-tracking the development of a Guarantee of Origin scheme, to provide an emissions accounting framework for Australian
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Creators want recognition in AI tools
Australian content creators are calling on laws compelling artificial intelligence (AI) developers to declare the origin of the information on which they train the
Read more16 July 2024
Call for national inquiry into CFMEU
The Australian Building and Construction Commission should be re-established and a nation-wide inquiry held in the wake criminal allegations made against the
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Fly direct to Paris in just over 17 hours
Australians will be able to fly to Paris directly, in a little over 17 hours, with Qantas offering services to the European capital for the first time in 20 years.
The
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Banks to refund fees to low-income customers
Customers on low incomes will be refunded more than $28 million, after banks were found to have knowingly kept them in high-fee accounts.
An Australian Securities and
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ADF zeroes in on Vector drone technology
A Brisbane-based drone company will benefit from a $100m Federal Government investment in the aerial technology.
Defence Minister Pat Conroy said the Australian Defence
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Wine exports pour back into China
Wine exports to China have rebounded, with figures back to levels reached at the peak of the trade in 2019.
China imposed tariffs on Australian wines in 2020 amidst
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Boost for $800 million vanadium project
An almost $800 million critical minerals mine in north-west Queensland has gained coordinated project status, which will streamline a raft of approvals.
State
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$250 million boost to Ukraine war effort
Australia will provide its largest single military assistance package to Ukraine, worth almost $250 million.
Defence Minister Richard Marles announced the support at the
Read more14 July 2024