UK - Balfour Beatty has deployed an automated conte laying machine on the M25 in an industry first.The automated cone laying machine has been designed to minimise safety risks associated with road works.While cone laying remains essential to delineate traffic during maintenance works, it also poses one of the biggest risks facing roadworkers and there has been an industry-wide push to try and combat the number of accidents that happen each year.See https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/balfour-beatty-deploys-automated-cone-laying-machine-on-m25-13-07-2022/

Politicians would have to declare political donations over $1000 in real time as part of a sweeping package of integrity measures Special Minister of State Don Farrell hopes to introduce by mid-2023.Labor also wants to introduce “truth in political advertising” laws. The suite of measures are in addition to Labor’s plans to create a federal integrity commission.The truth in political advertising would apply “across the board” and take in online and potentially social media, Farrell said.“Media is so diverse now that you’ve really got to look broader than just say a newspaper ad .... he said.https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/labor-to-introduce-real-time-disclosures-and-

One of the world's top conservationists has inspired Barbie's latest makeover! Barbie is going green with a new doll model

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Calls are growing to invest more in Africa's traditional grains as a way to break its reliance on imported wheat, rice and maize.F

We all know that Covid-19 dominated the past few years, which resulted in the aviation and travel industries hit the hardest, but it was also a time of introspection, improvements, and progress by the aviation, and most certainly, the airports industry.So what ideas then does the startup-scaleup nation (Israel) offer in terms of customer experience to increase thoroughfare, make sure their rented retail spaces are profitable, and that you want to return to that airport as your preferred travel destination time and time again?See for yourself!https://israeltrade.org.au/2022/07/12/some-israeli-ideas-about-the-future-of-airports/