Feature Articles for Australian Industry

A western Sydney commercial flooring company has reimbursed an apprentice floor layer almost $25,000 after an investigation by the Fair Work Ombudsman found he had been underpaid ...

What causes workplace conflict? Well, in its broadest sense, human nature.

Essential Energy has been convicted and fined $300,000 following the death of an electrical worker at Bulahdelah in September 2013.

The Government continues to allow companies to source engineers from overseas when thousands of Australian based engineers struggle to find work.

"Ai Group is embarking on a major collaborative project that could reinvent apprenticeships in Australia."

A new $80 million gas pipeline project in southern Queensland would offer 170 jobs, State Development Minister Anthony Lynham said 7 September 2016.

If you’re not up to speed with podcasts, they’re a great way to stay up to speed with anything and everything while, well, operating at speed.

With eCommerce and an ever-growing market of impatient customers expecting everything yesterday, manufacturing has never faced more challenges.

Mental and stress related disorders such as depression, anxiety and burnout account for a large percentage of all work-related health problems.

The Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) welcomes the SA Government's initiative in job creation and the Job Accelerator Program.

Queensland is calling on the Commonwealth to step up its efforts to prevent the importation of asbestos containing materials into the country.

Where do we look when we're developing new ways to improve the quality of our products and reduce their cost?

What exactly is this British breakfast cereal that's got everyone in a tizz?

The Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI®) edged up a further 0.8 points to 51.8 in June to remain above the 50-point level separating ...

Master Builders welcomes the LNP’s plan to provide $5000 for Queensland businesses which take on an apprentice who completes their apprenticeship.

A new National Minimum Wage comes into effect from the first pay period on or after tomorrow, July 1.

Australia's manufacturers remain upbeat thanks to an uptick in home building activity and the lower Australian dollar, although the surge in confidence of late last year is abating, ...

The Federal Circuit Court has penalised the former operator of a transport company which underpaid 12 of its casual drivers more than $143,000.

Labor is right to seek ways to reverse the slide in apprenticeship numbers but its proposal for quotas on government-funded infrastructure projects needs to be considered with caution, ...

Innovation is critical to Australia's economic transition and forms an important part of our national economic plan.