Queensland stories
iseek, the Australian owned cloud, data centre and connectivity provider, has announced the next stage of its Queensland regional investment strategy.
Australian drivers less enthusiastic about autonomous vehicles than French and Swedish drivers, according to study by Queensland University of Technology.
iseek's growing number of Australia-based data centres has won it an appointment to the Queensland Government's ICT supplier panel.
A $35m contract has been signed for a submarine cable connecting Australia's Sunshine Coast to Asia and the United States.
Rising costs and supply chain strain have left owners and subcontractors facing delays, overruns and wider disruption after Probuild's collapse.
Rising online shopping is pushing developers to build destination precincts with stronger sustainability, social and financial returns.
A Victorian train order is expected to protect 100 manufacturing jobs and bolster calls for a national rail procurement framework.
A new Australian process could cut tyre waste and supply low-sulphur oil, carbon and steel for refining and manufacturing.
A nationwide trial could begin by month-end after Queensland researchers said two existing drugs wiped out coronavirus in test tubes and in some patients.
Risk-averse directors could face personal liability as Worksafe New Zealand weighs tougher action after a worker was left quadriplegic.
The device can trip in 10 milliseconds, helping utilities cut wildfire risk and reduce outages on rural networks across 35 countries.
Rio Tinto’s tyre-handling forklift operators are seeing safer, simpler controls after Hydraulink engineered a joystick system for the machines.
Visitors could soon sleep under the reef, as Queensland backs a GBP £1 million pontoon project expected to draw 160,000 more tourists a year.
The Oakey beef plant has cut natural gas use and wastewater odours, with biogas output now helping to offset drought-hit operating costs.
Micromobility could ease urban congestion, but cities still face safety, regulation and infrastructure gaps as e-bikes and e-scooters spread.
The semi-automated machine is helping a Sunshine Coast earthmover cut operator fatigue, improve accuracy and save material on a roadworks job.
Two exotic fruit fly detections in Auckland have raised alarm over possible trade losses, with apples, citrus and berries most exposed.
Doctors warn a surge in silicosis cases among stonemasons could overwhelm lung transplant services as Queensland intervenes.
New rules are set to steer developers towards better connectivity, data use and planning across greenfield sites, precincts and campuses.
Their software use has put six Australian infrastructure projects among 57 global finalists in Bentley Systems’ Year in Infrastructure 2018 Awards.
