Julie Bullas has been appointed as the new rail commissioner for the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) for a three-year term. Bullas brings with her an impressive industry pedigree, most recentlyRead More

An Australian university has revealed new information about recycled concrete which it believes can reduce construction waste.   Western Sydney University Professor Vivian Tam has spent the last eight years as part of a team working on CO2 concrete.   “I have been passionate for the last 20 years about researching how we can reuse the material and [...]

UNSW Sydney Scientia Professor Michelle Simmons has been named the winner of the annual 2023 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science for her achievements in creating the field of atomic electronics, with a mission to create the world’s first error-corrected quantum computer here in Australia. Prof. Simmons is the Director of the Australian Research Council Centre [...]

Welcome to People on the move – October 2023, Insight’s monthly bulletin to keep the Australian ophthalmic sector updated on new appointments and personnel changes. If you’d like to tell the market about a new person in your company, practice, or clinic, please send the person’s name, position, image and a short description about their role to editor Myles Hume for consideration [...]

Employers and community members across Victoria are invited to have their say on how to boost women’s participation and advancement in manufacturing and energy industries. Minister for women, Natalie Hutchins, welcomed the release of a discussion paper that marks a crucial part of the Allan Labor Government’s response to the Inquiry into Economic Equity for [...]

The Victorian Government is supporting more women to enter and succeed in male-dominated manufacturing and energy industries, driving progress towards gender equality in the workplace. Minister for Women Natalie Hutchins today visited Nestle’s Campbellfield factory with Pascoe Vale Girls College students to announce an investment of $840,000 to deliver targeted initiatives to help students ‘try a trade’, provide mentoring [...]

Minister for Resources Madeleine King addressed the 10th International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC) yesterday with a strong message on the future of Australia’s critical minerals. “I see it being nothing short of a national mission to ensure our critical minerals are mined to meet domestic and international demand, as well as being processed here in [...]

Australian Mining spoke with Rio Tinto managing director battery metals Marnie Finlayson ahead of AusIMM’s Critical Minerals Conference 2023. As AusIMM gears up to host its inaugural Critical Minerals Conference in Perth from November 21–23, Australian Mining sat down with Rio Tinto managing director battery metals Marnie Finlayson to discuss her keynote speech and the broader critical minerals industry. Can [...]

In just three months as General Manager of Industrial Solutions at Coates, Kamaile Knight is already steering the company towards a bright future in servicing industrial customers and launching its rail maintenance offering, drawing on extensive experience in various industries. “One of the main reasons I wanted to join Coates was because of the exciting [...]

The National Association of Women in Operations (NAWO) announces the Victorian Mentee Sponsorship Program as part of its national Mentoring Program in 2024. Funded by the Victorian Office for Women, this program is focused on supporting and developing the careers of women working in the State’s manufacturing and energy sectors and is part of the [...]