StartupAUS announces Australia’s first startup festival
StartupAUS, the not-for-profit group formed to foster technology entrepreneurship in Australia, has announced the country’s first startup festival. Startup Spring is a three-week long, Australia-wide festival of more than 50…
Increased employment opportunities in western Australia
Western Australians can expect a boost in employment with 1,200 jobs on offer over the course of ALDI’s expansion in Western Australia. This boost kicked off on Saturday, 24 August…
Legislation Needed for Fracking
Australian mining companies and projects are involved in a growing international environmental furore over the hydrocarbon extraction technique known as hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking”. The process involves injecting a high…
West Australian Bushfire Victims to Be Assisted by Fed Government
The federal government will help bushfire victims from the Perth Hills, as West Australia’s government has already declared several cities as natural disaster zones, such as Canning, Armadale, Serpentine Jarrahdale,…
Broken Deal between BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto
Only 16 months after revealing their joint venture plan, BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto canceled the $116bn iron-ore joint venture proposal. The deal was expected to be cancelled since major…
Whale Watching
Authorities in Albany, South of Perth in Western Australia, I’m looking for a teenager who rode a whale off the South coast. The Department of Environment and Conservation said the…