Report covers data from 428 green star-certified buildings and compares it to the 'average' Australian building.

Production batches are tested at the start, middle and end of a batch, verifying the system and product integrity plus all filled stock is leak tested before release.

Fiscal discipline has come at the expense of a longer term productivity agenda supporting growth.

The Pay Equity Unit within the Fair Work Commission will begin on July 1, 2013.

For the first time, India and China were the two main source countries of permanent migrants.

Australia is facing unprecedented change in the electricity system over the next 20 to 30 years.

Attendees will be provided with information on how to access resources and information on grants and energy efficiency.

The tax is an expensive way to generate a very small reduction in emissions - there are more cost effective solutions.

Australia produces more than twice the food it consumes.

Uncertainty in warming predictions will always remain due to the complexity of climate change drivers.

The awards promote consistent improvement in best practice standards across the industry.

From July millions of Australians will benefit from a superannuation increase from nine to 12 per cent.

The market is expected to witness robust demand for energy efficient refrigeration systems with the focus on lowering transportation costs and meeting strict emission norms.

Australian trials show that a professional clean of fins and coils of a two-year-old split system in a commercial property improved energy efficiency by more than 30 per cent.

Supply and demand will come back into balance in 2015, easing price pressure, returning manufacturers to profitability and restoring the industry to equilibrium.

The Aggreko business in WA has paralleled the growth of its customers in the mining, oil and gas industries over the last few years.