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Mining & Resources
Australian floating decks launched in the Pilbara
A new Western Australian company has been established to provide highly innovative marine infrastructure and logistics models. Australian Floating Decks founder Captain Paul Toussaint-Jackson has designed and developed the concepts for innovative, rapidly constructed marine infrastructure that provides greatly expanded capacity for a much lower cost than conventional infrastructure. Readily adaptable for coastal or riverine…
3 Jul 2014, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
NSW government selects North West Rail Link preferred operator
The Northwest Rapid Transit consortium has been officially chosen as the preferred operator of the North West Rail Link - currently Australia's largest ongoing public transport infrastructure project. The announcement was made by the New South Wales government on June 24, following a comprehensive review process in which two consortiums competed for the sought-after contract. The Northwest Rapid…
2 Jul 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare | Mining & Resources
New round of funding announced for ARC Linkage Projects initiative
Both the mining industry and the healthcare sector are set to benefit from more than 200 collaborative new research projects funded by the Australian Research Council's (ARC) Linkage Projects initiative. The ARC Linkage Projects scheme is a government initiative designed to provide valuable funding to support innovative R&D projects across the country. Some of the ideas being funded…
1 Jul 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Australian healthcare ranked fourth out of 11 western countries
Australian healthcare came fourth in a 2013 report titled “Mirror, Mirror on the Wall”. Conducted by the Commonwealth Fund, the report measured the quality, efficiency, cost and performance of the US health system, and compared these with Canada and nine other countries in Europe and Australasia. The UK came on top, scoring highly for its quality…
30 Jun 2014, by Informa InsightsHealthcare
Report sheds light on state of Australian healthcare
There's both reason for celebration and cause for concern in the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare's (AIHW) latest national health report card. Federal Health Minister Peter Dutton and AIHW Director and CEO David Kalisch officially released the report in Canberra on Wednesday June 25, confirming that Australia now has a health system which "much of…
27 Jun 2014, by Informa InsightsMining & Resources
New gold mill opens up greater employment opportunities
A new $110 million gold mill and treatment plant is set to bring a number of additional mining employment opportunities to residents of the Kalgoorlie region. Already, the Mungari Mill has created 40 new positions. However, its true value may lie in the fact that it has allowed operator La Mancha to reactivate an open pit mine…
27 Jun 2014, by Informa InsightsTransport & Logistics
How telecommunication supports Queensland Rail’s operation
Queensland Rail owns, operates and maintains a substantial investment in its Telecommunications Backbone Network (TBN). Supplemented by external services, the TBN is used to support Queensland Rail’s operational and business communications. In the lead up to the ARA’s Telecommunications and Train Control Conference, we are joined by Therese Miller, General Manager Train Operations at Queensland…
26 Jun 2014, by Informa InsightsMining & Resources
NSW leading the way for mining mineral resources
New South Wales has some unique advantages when it comes to mining mineral resources - infrastructure, access to grid power, a skilled labour force and a supportive government, just to name a few. In the lead up to the 8th annual Mining NSW Conference, Mark Arundell, Principal Geologist from IMEX Consulting joined us for a chat. Here he…
26 Jun 2014, by Informa InsightsEducation
Government to encourage more graduates into teaching
Experienced and dedicated teachers are the lifeblood of the educational sector, and play an important role in driving the growth and success of the national workforce. Minister for Education Christopher Pyne recently announced that an additional $22.2 million will be invested towards the Teach for Australia initiative - a program designed to take the nation's…
25 Jun 2014, by Informa InsightsMining & Resources
Meeting the rising energy demand in South East Asia
As the lone provider of power using sub-bituminous low sulfur coal for Mindanao, STEAG State Power Inc.'s (SPI) power plant accounts for about 18% of the island's electricity demand. As energy demand in South East Asia is expected to increase by as much as 80% in the future, the Mindanao electricity mix will see the rise…
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