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Month: June 2013

Mining & Resources

Post event wrap-up: Katherine Regional Mining & Exploration Forum

Over 120 mining executives and professionals attended the recent Katherine Regional Mining and Exploration Forum and contributed to the event’s tremendous success. The forum offered local businesses the opportunity to talk openly with mining and exploration company representatives, fellow suppliers and other interested parties about the opportunities and challenges of exploration in the region. Opportunities…

20 Jun 2013, by Informa Insights

Mining & Resources

Close-Up: Phillip Killicoat

What happened to capital markets? This is one of the questions, Phillip Killicoat Vice President - Commodities at  Credit Suisse will cover in his presentation at the 8th annual EU Iron Ore conference. His talk we focus on finance in the global iron ore market  and shed light on the role of commodity hedging to mitigate market risk…

20 Jun 2013, by Informa Insights

Transport & Logistics

Transferring specialist rail knowledge to increase productivity and operational safety

By Paul Bladon, Partner, St George Consulting* and Chairman of RISSB’s Wheel Rail Interface Forum and Rail Turnouts Workshop.  RISSB’s goal is the enhancement of our industry’s safety, efficiency, productivity and performance, and with increasing demands being placed on rail transport this mandate is significant for all of our organisations. This was first time that…

20 Jun 2013, by Informa Insights

Transport & Logistics

Announcing the Northern Territory Transport Infrastructure Summit 2013

Transport infrastructure – A critical component in unleashing The Territory’s potential Delivering and maintaining reliable transport infrastructure is crucial in supporting the NT’s booming agricultural, mining and tourism sectors. The importance of transport to the region was solidified in the recent budget handed down by the Territory Government –  allocating $320 million to transport infrastructure…

19 Jun 2013, by Informa Insights

Mining & Resources

Understanding big picture issues influencing the iron ore market

In the past year, the iron ore industry has seen a very high level of uncertainty and volatility with prices fluctuating from a low US$99 a tonne in September 2012 to US$155 in February. We spoke to Colin Hamilton, Head of Global Commodities Research at Macquarie about the current outlook for iron ore and main factors…

19 Jun 2013, by Informa Insights

Healthcare

Close-Up: Paul Fulbrook

Assessing the risk of pressure injuries in intensive care, is the topic Paul Fulbrook will be addressing at the 2nd annual Reducing Avoidable Pressure Injuries Conference, held on the 16th and 17th September in Melbourne. Paul is Professor of Nursing at the School of Nursing and Midwifery Australian Catholic University (ACU).  He also holds the position of…

19 Jun 2013, by Informa Insights

Leadership & Communication

Social Policy

Privacy Reform: Towards more transparency in personal information handling

The passing of the Privacy Amendment Bill 2012 will have a significant impact on all facets of operations for Australian businesses. The new legislation will have major effects on the handling and control of personal information and use of company databases. At the heart of the reforms, the new Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) will mean…

18 Jun 2013, by Informa Insights

Healthcare

Helping doctors and nurses come forward with their near misses

An opinion piece by Danielle Ofri, an associate professor at New York University School of Medicine caused quite a bit of debate on the New York Times website recently. In the article, the author talks about her personal experience in the emergency department. A particularly hectic day caused her to fail to identify an intracranial…

18 Jun 2013, by Informa Insights

Planning & Design

Social Finance: Sustainable growth that benefits everyone

The global financial crisis has a created both financial burdens and social burdens for governments in many developed countries.  We had the chance to catch up with Michael McMillan CFA, Director, Ethics and Professional Standards, CFA Institute – USA and speak to him about how government can best support social finance projects, how projects can attract investment and…

17 Jun 2013, by Informa Insights

Healthcare

Assistants in nursing: What is their future role in healthcare?

Assistants in Nursing (AIN) are a fairly new concept in the acute care setting. AINs are employed to help enrolled and registered nurses to provide general patient services. It is in this context that  organisations and managers are looking to effectively develop AIN roles to suit the needs of their health service. At the inaugural…

17 Jun 2013, by Informa Insights

Transport & Logistics

Comparing the infrastructure investment of the US with the Australian Federal Budget

Investment in public infrastructure creates a variety of economic considerations, but does Australia share the same infrastructure concerns as the US? I spoke to Glen Weisbrod, President of the Economic Development Research Group (EDRG) to discuss some of the similarities and differences of Australian infrastructure investment.  Continuing discussion on ways to reduce congestion focuses heavily…

17 Jun 2013, by Informa Insights

Transport & Logistics

WA transport infrastructure in focus

Delivering increased efficiency and capacity to facilitate Western Australia’s productivity and prosperity: In  its 10th year, the Western Australia Transport Infrastructure 2013 event will take a look the progress of  transport reforms and projects, address capacity challenges and provide opportunities to discuss how to best to facilitate the rapid development of the State’s transport demands. In…

14 Jun 2013, by Informa Insights