24 February 2012
Aged and Community Services SA & NT has launched a new short film aimed at encouraging young people to consider a career in the aged and community care sector. Entitled, Can’t do it without you – Careers in aged and community care, the short seven minute ... read full story
24 February 2012
Indian conglomerate the Adani Group's plan for the largest coal mine in the Australian state of Queensland is moving forward with an environmental review process. If approved, the Carmichael Coal Project in the Galilee Basin, the last undeveloped coal res... read full story
24 February 2012
MORE than 10,000 workers will be needed in the next five years for the mining industry on the Eyre Peninsula. This number is on top of 25,000 workers already estimated as needed for a larger Olympic Dam. The Resources and Engineering Skills Alliance predi... read full story
24 February 2012
Employees and bosses have to familiarise themselves with the new system that replaces the old state OHS rules. By Patricia Ryan. Occupational Health and Safety laws have undergone the biggest overhaul in a generation with the introduction of nationally ha... read full story
24 February 2012
A joint venture between Leighton subsidiary Thiess and EV LNG Australia has won a $500 million contract to build LNG storage and condensate tanks for Chevron's Wheatstone LNG project off the North West Coast. The joint venture is responsible for the engin... read full story
24 February 2012
Significant inequality exists in the mental health of Indigenous Australians compared with non-Indigenous Australians, and it starts from an early age, according to new analysis of data by leading youth mental health experts. In an article published in a ... read full story
24 February 2012
Experiments to merge aged care with childcare are showing plenty of benefits for residents, and staff, reports Megan Stoyles. Australian aged care services are moving to closer relations with childcare centres, aiming to not only foster intergenerational ... read full story
24 February 2012
Family and loyalty go hand in hand for Sunshine Coast business Hall Contracting. The local dredging, civil contracting and marine civil specialists have credited their success to six decades of family values. The company celebrated a 65-year milestone thi... read full story
24 February 2012
After living with bipolar disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder for most of her life, Maria Breene is now on her way to becoming a peer support worker, helping other people in the community with mental illness. Maria is taking part in the Lived Expe... read full story
15 February 2012
Few industries place a premium on their older staff members quite like the aged care industry. Experience, higher job satisfaction and an ability to relate with patients makes older workers invaluable to the aged care industry, according to research publi... read full story