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A project to push the efficiency of nanoplasmonic solar cell technology has received a $4 million grant under the Science and Industry Endowment Fund (SIEF).

Conservatism not charisma is the vital ingredient for a successful business leader, a new study claims.

Nearly a million Australians feel their boss has discriminated against them over recent years, a new University of Melbourne study has found.

The big challenge for unions in Australia today is to become more involved in the broader scope of bargaining, according to an internationally recognised trade union academic currently ...

Edith Cowan University (ECU) research has found women are treated with more workplace incivility and respond by working harder.

China now earns as much from selling solar panels as it does from shoes, as Asia's emerging economies prepare to prosper in a future that limits carbon emissions, a report says.

In the past year, there has been significant progress made on some reforms to support Australia's manufacturing sector, notably in the anti-dumping area.

Research into a decade of development in China provides little support for the so-called 'pollution haven' hypothesis.

A computer game offering safety training on virtual building sites shows the future of learning.

Australian family business operators are increasing their risk of insolvency by failing to plan for the future, according to Antony de Vries, a Sydney insolvency expert.

The federal government's Kickstart program runs out at the end of February.

Unemployment rates in Australia have significantly hiked from 5.2 per cent last year to the current level of 5.4 per cent. Job advertisements have slumped to their lowest level in ...

One third of the latest projects funded by the Victorian Government to reduce the waste output of Victorian businesses have been won by projects associated with RMIT University.

From hot property to unwanted waste: it's time to rethink the way we design, produce and reuse new products.

As Australian companies prepare for the New Year ahead, business information analysts at IBISWorld reveal the five industries expected to soar and the five expected to sink in 2013. ...

Scientists at RMIT University are attempting to boost the efficiency of solar energy conversion technology with an improved type of solar cell.

An international team of sleep researchers has developed the world’s first screening tool to help reduce workplace accidents and illnesses, including cardiovascular disease and ...

Company boards have a powerful role to play in influencing the safety outcomes of the organisations they govern beyond pure compliance with relevant workplace safety legislation, ...

A corporate governance expert says the final ruling in the James Hardie Industries litigation does provide some broad justice and clarification of directors' duties, but the length ...

Queensland technology company, RedFlow, recently launched a highly innovative renewable energy battery storage system — the M90 — at the University of Queensland's St Lucia campus.