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'Worryingly low' number of firms with buy-local policies in place 9/4/2013

The Australian Made Campaign is calling on businesses to revisit their procurement policies after research released recently revealed just 20 per cent of Australian companies have ...

Aust's international cost competitiveness 'still slipping' 9/4/2013

Australia's rank on the latest Global Competitiveness Report 2013-14 highlights the "further slippage in Australia's international cost competitiveness", Innes Willox, AiGroup's ...

Making magnesium more usable for industry 8/20/2013

In a discovery which could have major implications for the aerospace, automotive and electronics industries, scientists have found a way to dramatically reduce the corrosion rate of ...

Research reveals consumers care about buying local 8/19/2013

New research from Roy Morgan, commissioned by the Australian Made Campaign, has revealed buying Australian-made products has become more important to Australian consumers.

Aussie Work, Aussie Rights campaign aims to protect 457 workers 8/15/2013

The exploitation of foreign workers in Australia and the need to make sure that our kids receive the skills and training they require for the jobs of today and tomorrow is back on ...

Get your facts straight: ABC website to investigate contentious claims 8/15/2013

Australia is about to get its facts straight – that's the message from the team behind the ABC's newly launched Fact Check website and accompanying platforms including television, ...

A 'soft' approach to boosting energy storage 8/5/2013

Monash University researchers have brought next generation energy storage closer with an engineering first — a graphene-based device that is compact, yet lasts as long as a conventional ...

Finding the keys to boiling heat transfer 7/24/2013

Understanding the properties that control surface dissipation of heat could lead to improved power plants and electronics with high heat-transfer rates.

Creating superfast internet through optical fibre optimisation 7/24/2013

A Monash PhD student has presented the next step in creating superfast internet through the optimisation of optical fibre at a prestigious conference in Kyoto.

How to avoid economic bubbles and crashes 7/9/2013

By using methods developed to study the interactions of particles and applying them to economics, researchers at the University of Sydney have shown that small changes can create a ...

New material holds big energy hope 7/8/2013

A new material that can store large amounts of energy with very little energy loss has been developed by researchers at ANU.

To stay or not to stay – that is the employee question 7/5/2013

What makes employees leave or stay in organisations and how organisations can improve employee retention is the focus of a public lecture being held at the University of South ...

Industries to fly and fall in 2013-14 7/4/2013

As Australian companies begin the new financial year, business information analysts at IBISWorld reveal the industries set to soar and sink in 2013-14.

Forced labour legislation puts employers on notice 6/20/2013

An immigrant cook is put to work in appalling conditions, for 14 hours a day, seven days a week, and not paid a cent. Is that slavery? Criminal exploitation? Not necessarily.

What are passwords really made of? 5/9/2013

I just did a count of the systems I use that require a password and gave up at 40. I know I’m not alone; for many of us, it often seems we have too many passwords to manage.

New horizons for Australia's manufacturing industry 5/9/2013

To be headquartered at Monash University, a new manufacturing innovation precinct, which will help drive the resurgence of the industry, has been announced by the Australian Government. ...

Star Wars robots 'may' become real 5/6/2013

Star Wars robots like R2-D2 and C-3PO may one day be real, according to world-leading boffins at Australia's peak science body.

Towards a quantum internet 5/2/2013

A UNSW-led team of researchers has achieved a breakthrough that brings the prospect of a network of ultra-powerful quantum computers – connected via a quantum internet – closer to ...

New battery holds even more potential for the electric car 4/26/2013

Ditching petrol for a clean-tech electric car sounds like an earth-saving move in theory. But if your charge is going to run out half way through your journey, it's not very practical ...

Innovation, education now needed in China's development 4/23/2013

Kamel Mellahi, Professor of Strategic Management at Warwick Business School, has warned China has to boost innovation if it is to stop the slowdown in its economy and prevent it ...

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