The Lighting Council has partnered with the Queensland Government for a recycling trial to divert emergency and exit lighting batteries from landfill. [ + ]

Australian Government authorities will be highly unlikely to detect exploitation of vulnerable migrant workers under its current plans for a free trade agreement with China due to serious flaws in the proposed agreement, according to a new report commissioned by the Electrical Trades Union (ETU). [ + ]

SA Power Networks has partnered with Enphase Energy to conduct distributed residential energy storage trials in a bid to help develop battery storage usage in Australia. [ + ]

Reports concerning the substandard practices of an Australia-wide training provider reinforce the need for vigilance and reform, says NECA. [ + ]

Australian workers are exposed to vibration in a range of industries, including mining, construction, manufacturing, agriculture, forestry and fisheries, trades, transport and utilities. [ + ]

Transport Certification Australia (TCA) is undergoing a major expansion. The industry body is leading a number of new initiatives across transport modes that it believes will shape the future of transport management through the use of telematics and related intelligent technologies. [ + ]

The ACCC has announced it will reauthorise the revised solar retailer code of conduct for a further five years, which now covers providers of solar leases and power purchasing agreements. [ + ]

The latest edition of ISO 9001, ISO's flagship quality management systems standard, has just been published. This concludes over three years of revision work by experts from nearly 95 participating and observing countries to bring the standard up to date with modern needs. [ + ]

Audinate, the Sydney-based company behind the Dante networking solution, has dashed past 500 Dante-enabled products thanks to success in Asia-Pacific's growing AV industry. [ + ]

Australia's first commercial diesel displacement solar plant has been switched on for Rio Tinto's remote Weipa bauxite mine in Far North Queensland. [ + ]

Motorists and transport companies keen to explore alternative fuels have been given something new to think about with the launch of a public compressed natural gas (CNG) refuelling facility by Caltex Australia. [ + ]

The ACCC has issued a safety notice on Dennis Eagle Trucks from Penske Commercial Vehicles. [ + ]

Will the change in government leadership lead to policy change? How do you know if your business can withstand change and remain viable? [ + ]

Trimble has been ranked the number one telematics service provider in ABI Research's 2015 Commercial Telematics Competitive Assessment for a third consecutive year. [ + ]

Earlier this year, Navman Wireless and Teletrac Inc announced a merger between the two companies in a move that will see the creation of one of the world's largest global telematics organisations. [ + ]