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How to reduce the waste of waiting 4/29/2015

In daily life, waiting is inevitable; we wait for trains, we wait even longer for planes and longer again for doctors. The time we spend waiting is mostly out of our control, we are ...

Australia, US building strong resources and energy ties 4/24/2015

Australia and the United States are continuing to build strong trade and investment partnerships in the resources and energy sector, Minister for Industry and Science, Ian Macfarlane, ...

Industry at centre of new training development arrangements 4/22/2015

The Assistant Minister for Education and Training, Senator Simon Birmingham, has announced new arrangements for training product development at the Australian Industry Group in ...

Hire or buy? Solving the commercial equipment dilemma 4/13/2015

Whether you run a long established company or you're building a new one from the ground up, there's the same recurring question: 'Should I buy it or hire it?'

6 Benefits of Regular One-to-One Staff Meetings 4/13/2015

Right now you're probably spinning in your swivel chair at the mere thought of that headline. What? One-on-one meetings with all my staff? Correct.

Energy: competition and productivity 'positive', certainty yet to come 4/8/2015

The long awaited Energy White Paper contains some important initiatives to promote competition in the gas market and encourage more productive use of energy, but critical issues for ...

How to create an evacuation procedure 4/1/2015

It happens. And it happens far too often. Disaster can strike any business at any time, and does. The best advice is to expect the unexpected and be prepared for anything.

How to hone your eye for talent in the interview process 3/30/2015

Job interviews, they make or break careers; they can be the beginning of dreams and the stuff of nightmares. Yet they are an essential cog in the business machine, generating the ...

How to select the right blower for aeration in wastewater treatment 3/25/2015

What blower you choose depends significantly upon the requirements of your plant. With claims that positive displacement screw blowers and turbo blowers are up to 35 percent more ...

Industry welcomes changed Wind Farm Laws 3/20/2015

"Ai Group welcomes the Victorian Government’s reforms to wind farm planning laws, which are a sensible balance and will be a positive for industry and energy users," Australian ...

How to encourage team members to take ownership of goals 3/19/2015

You can see it. It's there, but it's not quite there. It's happening, but somehow it's only sort of happening. It's getting success, but it's not giving anyone real satisfaction.

Aluminium sector urges Government and Labor to end RET crisis 3/10/2015

The Australian Aluminium Council has called on the Australian Government and Australian Labor Party to resolve the Renewable Energy Target (RET) crisis, and provide much needed ...

New fines in place to stop littering from vehicles 3/5/2015

The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is warning people to think twice before tossing rubbish from their cars or trucks after new minimum $250 fines came into place, for ...

Services sector expands for first time in a year: Australian PSI 3/4/2015

The services sector expanded for the first time in 12 months in February, with the Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Services Index (Australian PSI) improving by ...

Risky business: the safest and riskiest industries in 2015-16 2/26/2015

As the Australian economy enters a period of uncertainty characterised by falling capital expenditure on mining, a shrinking manufacturing sector and soft consumer spending, IBISWorld ...

Patties Foods explains testing process on product from China 2/23/2015

In response to consumer and media enquiries regarding safety testing on its fruit and berry products imported from China, Patties Foods MD & CEO, Steven Chaur, issued the following ...

Knowledge lost as older workers leave workforce 2/23/2015

According to a report on older workers, less than a quarter of the respondents to a survey of human resource professionals say that their organisation takes routine steps to capture ...

Wave energy milestone demonstrates 'Australian ingenuity' 2/19/2015

In an Australian-first, wave energy is supplying electricity to the national grid as a result of Australia's investment in a broad range of renewable energy technologies.

Alternative water desalination system receives research grant 2/18/2015

RMIT research into an alternative water desalination and irrigation system based on clean thermal energy will be boosted thanks to a $132,000 grant from the Australia-India Strategic ...

How to create a positive work environment 2/18/2015