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Transport & Logistics
Everyone wins if the industry collaborates on safety research and standards
“Everyone wins if the industry collaborates on safety research and standards, even amongst competitors and even if that involves putting in time and money.” Jen Ablitt, Deputy Director Safety Strategy and Policy and Head of the UK Delegation to the Channel Tunnel Safety Authority, Office of Rail and Road, UK joins us to discuss the…
8 Oct 2019, by Informa InsightsLeadership & Communication | Transport & Logistics
Tackling predictive maintenance – a project management perspective
Predictive maintenance (PM) is the future of asset management in the rail sector, and a good data analytics project is the way to get there. A successful data analytics project can analyse seemingly unrelated train data and predict future equipment and system failures with confidence levels as high as 80 per cent or more. However, orchestrating this kind…
3 Oct 2019, by Amy SarcevicMining & Resources
Highlights and outlook for minerals and energy in the North West region
North West Queensland (NWQ) contains an estimated 75 percent of the state’s total metalliferous resources - including zinc, lead, silver and copper - making it one of the richest and most mature exploration provinces globally. Despite this, much of the land beyond Mount Isa and Cloncurry – areas renowned for their generous mineral deposits -…
1 Oct 2019, by Amy SarcevicPlanning & Design
Balancing aesthetics, amenity and sustainability in Sydney’s public spaces
Award winning design firm ASPECT Studios is bringing Sydney’s vision of a more connected, sustainable and innovative city one step closer to a reality, through a series of transformational upgrades. Projects including the Goods Line, Darling Square and Chinatown Laneways, demonstrate the potential for design to balance aesthetics, amenity and sustainability, whist enhancing the life…
26 Sep 2019, by Amy SarcevicHealthcare | Social Policy
Whistleblowing protections vital for improving aged care in Australia
Improving protections for whistleblowers should be the one of the first steps taken by government to ensure reasonable standards of aged care in Australia, according to Independent Commissioner Against Corruption (ICAC), The Hon. Bruce Lander QC. Speaking to Informa ahead of the Aged Care Reform Conference, Mr. Lander said that sheltering whistleblowers from acts of…
23 Sep 2019, by Amy SarcevicEducation
Normalising mental health protocols and intervention in Australian schools
When it comes to physical health, we’re not short of nationally-endorsed protocols that support our wellbeing. From hand-railings on public stairways, to mandatory vaccinations, to the highly-publicised “slip slop slap” sunscreen campaign. The same also applies in school settings. When a child is injured, they’ll receive first aid from an appointed, trained first aider. There…
20 Sep 2019, by Amy SarcevicEnergy & Utilities
What you need to know before signing a corporate PPA
Amid spiralling electricity prices, an escalating gas crisis, and the ever-increasing likelihood (but uncertain nature) of carbon policy implementation, it is safe to say that Australia’s energy market is unpredictable at present. In these times, the certainty offered by a corporate power purchase agreement (PPA) – a long-term arrangement in which power is purchased at…
16 Sep 2019, by Amy SarcevicDefence & Security
Northern Australia as a launch point for pushing Australian and US military and political influence north
Last month the Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) deployed its full complement of US Marines in the Northern Territory for the first time. A major milestone since the MRF-D began seconding troops to train alongside the Australian Defence Force (ADF) in 2012. Since then almost 7000 personnel have travelled for the six-month rotations, which involve various uni- and…
4 Sep 2019, by Amy SarcevicInfrastructure | Technology
Tunnel boring in complex conditions – insights into Europe’s Brenner Base Tunnel project
The Brenner Base Tunnel is one of the largest infrastructure projects in Europe and will be the centerpiece of the Scandinavian-Mediterranean TEN-T Corridor from Helsinki to Valetta, Malta. Project operations are progressing well, explains Karin Baeppler of Herrenknecht - the project’s TBM supplier - ahead of the Australian Tunnelling Conference. But with a unique geology, 64…
2 Sep 2019, by Amy SarcevicHealthcare
Cutting the cost of correctional services healthcare delivery
The delivery of Primary Health Care services in Australian prisons is an increasingly costly business, with one in three prison entrants in 2018 self-reporting a chronic health condition, and one in four on medication for a mental health issue, according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Central Australia Health Service (CAHS) and Top…
28 Aug 2019, by Amy SarcevicInforma Australia is the nation's leading event organiser. Our events comprise of large scale exhibitions, industry conferences and highly specialised corporate training.
