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Industry supports transparency and accountability in building approvals
Master Builders Association of NSW (MBA) has supported the NSW Government’s initiative to provide a more transparent and accountable building approvals process, following the release of ... -
Electricians fined for licence-sharing scheme
Three people and two Perth companies have received fines totalling almost $40,000 for taking part in an illegal licence-sharing arrangement involving solar installations at 25 properties. ... -
Self-healing solar cells could become a reality: Research
Solar cells of the future could withstand corrosive susceptibility by ‘self-healing’, in a scientific breakthrough by Monash University, the University of Oxford and the City University ... -
Rewiring Australia: Electrification is the short circuit Australia needs in energy policy
Rewiring Australia says that Australia must double down on electrification after AEMO’s Integrated System Plan (ISP) found the country can reliably run on renewable energy but ... -
MBA: Apprentices vital to industry and economic success
Master Builders Australia (MBA) has released the Future of the workforce: apprentices in building and construction report, which shows it will take a village to ensure ... -
SA Power Networks improves service-level guarantees with 5G and satellite connectivity
Cradlepoint, part of Ericsson, has announced that it is enabling in-vehicle 5G and satellite connectivity for SA Power Networks. The solution, which provides time-saving live status ... -
New podcast: The future of stone cutting in Australia
With the ban on engineered stone (due to come into force on July 1, 2024) there has been a shift in focus in the sustainable surfaces ... -
NSW electrical apprentice supervision practice standard to be mandates September 2024
The Building Commission NSW released the Supervision Practice Standard (SPS) for electrical apprentices in December 2023 following industry concern about apprentice supervision in the industry. The ... -
NSW roundtable aims to develop renewable energy workforce
Stakeholders across the industry have attended the NBA 2030 Renewable Workforce Roundtable to chart a path towards building the workforce needed to meet the challenges of ... -
Tindo supports program for Australia’s first solar panel gigafactory
Tindo Solar has supported the federal government’s Solar Sunshot policy as the company plans for the country’s first solar panel manufacturing ‘gigafactory’. Solar Sunshot allocates $1 ...
