Industry News · April 15, 2026 A New Global Identity for AccreditationGlobal Accreditation Cooperation Incorporated will now be known as Global ACI, marking the next step for the single international organisation bringing together ILAC and IAF. With a new name, visual identity and digital platform, Global ACI provides a clearer… Read more
NATA News · April 9, 2026 NATA Members Didn’t Expect This: Read Their Experience and your Story Could be Next There’s a quiet kind of brilliance in the work NATA accredits. It lives behind the scenes, measured, precise, often invisible. Not designed for applause, but for assurance. And yet, once a year, that quiet work steps into the… Read more
Industry News · April 8, 2026 Welcome Gold Sponsor Standards AustraliaAs the nation’s leading, independent standards body, Standards Australia defines, develops and maintains Australian Standards® that support safety, quality, and innovation. These standards rely on robust accreditation to ensure they are applied consistently and effectively in practice. Accreditation Matters provides… Read more
Industry News · April 8, 2026 Celebrating World Laboratory Day: Beyond White Coats and Test Tubes Today’s laboratories are as diverse as the challenges they help solve and many look nothing like the laboratories of the past. Modern laboratories can be found deep underground, filtering out cosmic radiation to study the origins… Read more
Member News · April 8, 2026 Mining Trust: 30 Years of Accredited Testing at Mount Isa Mount Isa Mines’ (MIM) Queensland Analytical Laboratory is celebrating 30 years of continuous NATA accreditation, reflecting a long-standing commitment to technical excellence, safety and reliable performance. The accreditation covers a broad range of critical testing activities, including ambient air… Read more
Member News · April 8, 2026 Affinity Labs: 40 Years of Trust, Science and Global Impact Affinity Labs, part of the Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI), is marking a major milestone 40 years of continuous NATA accreditation and celebrating a legacy built on scientific excellence, industry leadership and global trust. Originally established as the AWRI Technical… Read more
Member News · April 8, 2026 M-Test: 30 Years of Precise and Dependable Results M‑Test, located in Mackay, Queensland, has been supporting industry for more than four decades and now marks an impressive milestone: 30 of those years as a NATA‑accredited facility. Operating across Mackay and the Bowen Basin, M‑Test… Read more
Industry News · April 8, 2026 Welcome Gold Sponsor LTT TrainingLTT is Australia’s largest specialist provider of vocational training in pathology collection and laboratory operations. LTT focuses on equipping students with exceptional hands-on skills that are directly aligned with industry needs, helping them become valuable assets… Read more
Industry News · April 8, 2026 Welcome Gold Sponsor JASANZFor 35 years, JASANZ has turned assurance into action across Australia, New Zealand, and beyond. From the food on your plate to the care in your community, the buildings you enter, and the technology you use, their work… Read more
Industry News · April 8, 2026 From Farting Fish to Public Policy: NATA at Science Meets Parliament “Hi, tell me a bit about what you do?” was a common conversation starter heard in the Great Hall at Parliament House during the 26th Science Meets Parliament. “Have you met Lucille? You have to ask her about her research into why herrings and shark’s fart.” I… Read more
