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A month each year lost to unnecessary meetings

With productivity making the headlines, new research has shown Australian employees waste up to three hours each week in unnecessary meetings. Office supplies company
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Big battery plans surge over past year

Planned big battery storage has almost doubled in capacity in 12 months, according to analysis by the Climate Council. Climate Councillor and energy expert Greg Bourne
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SMEs forgotten in the fight for corporate sustainability

By Cara Westerman Australia’s largest corporations across financial, mining, construction, and other sectors are now required to include climate-related financial
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Push to localise supply chains a risk to global GDP

Global moves to on-shore manufacturing and production could undermine, rather than strengthen, supply chain resilience, according to the OECD. In its latest Supply Chain
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Miners lead 8.6 percent drop in company profits

The profits of Australian mining companies fell by almost 30 percent last financial year, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data. ABS Head of
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Roma North gasfield. | Newsreel

Nine new gas fields to explore in Queensland

Nine new gas exploration areas have been opened up in western Queensland. State Natural Resources and Mines Minister Dale Last said areas across the Cooper/Eromanga and
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OECD warns of a surge in global steel excess

The rising global excess of steel has promoted a warning form the world’s largest economic organisation. The latest OECD Steel Outlook report has urged countries to
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‘Big Australian’ creates AI hub in Singapore

Australian mining giant BHP will establish an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Hub in Singapore to accelerate digital transformation and AI adoption in the mining and
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Budget overruns impact 60 percent of green energy projects

An analysis of green energy infrastructure projects shows that many are prone to budget overruns and year-long delays. The study by the Boston University Institute for
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Energy regulator flags price rise, urges users to compare

Electricity prices in South-East Queensland are set to rise by up to 9.7 percent from July 1. The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has released the Default Market Offer
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