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Services sector expands for first time in a year: Australian PSI  3/4/2015
Services sector expands for first time in a year: Australian PSI
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
Risky business: the safest and riskiest industries in 2015-16
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 ...
Knowledge lost as older workers leave workforce  2/23/2015
Knowledge lost as older workers leave workforce
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 ...
How to create a positive work environment  2/18/2015
How to create a positive work environment
First a disclaimer: this headline is not suggesting your workplace isn't a positive place already.
Bipartisan compromise on Renewable Energy 'in sight' if Abbott acts  2/18/2015
Bipartisan compromise on Renewable Energy 'in sight' if Abbott acts
Australian Workers' Union National Secretary Scott McDine has urged Prime Minister Tony Abbott to listen to the views of his backbench and exempt aluminium smelting from the Renewable ...
Productivity lift needed to 'protect living standards'  2/13/2015
Productivity lift needed to 'protect living standards'
Lifting productivity must become a priority in 2015 or gains in our standard of living could be significantly eroded as the terms of trade continue to decline and our population ...
'Not time to panic' over volatile unemployment numbers  2/12/2015
'Not time to panic' over volatile unemployment numbers
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) January Labour Force numbers have seen a decline in full time jobs and an increase in part time jobs that was to be expected, according to ...
Scientists invent 'super steel'  2/11/2015
Scientists invent 'super steel'
Researchers have invented a new steel alloy which has the same strength-to-weight ratio as titanium and is 10 times cheaper.
Less red tape for local firms with Intellectual Property law reform  2/11/2015
Less red tape for local firms with Intellectual Property law reform
An Act which simplifies aspects of Australia's Intellectual Property system will mean Australian businesses have less red tape to deal with when protecting their hard-won intellectual ...
What can and should be automated for a manufacturer?  2/11/2015
What can and should be automated for a manufacturer?
Automation describes computers and other automated machinery for the execution of business-related tasks; anything from simple sensing devices to computers and robots.
Your Essential Product Importing Checklist  2/9/2015
Your Essential Product Importing Checklist
If you're about to embark on an importing venture for the first time, it's not as easy as buying some goods and sticking them on a boat. Successful importers are meticulous importers. ...
How to avoid waste in overproduction  2/6/2015
How to avoid waste in overproduction
It's an easy mistake to make: you're worried about running out of those all important components that feed your production line, so you make far too many of them far too soon.
'Subdued' start to the year for construction industry  2/6/2015
'Subdued' start to the year for construction industry
A key industry index has shown the national construction industry remained in contraction in January.
Lower Aussie dollar boosts manufacturing sector in Jan  2/4/2015
Lower Aussie dollar boosts manufacturing sector in Jan
There were broadly stable conditions across the manufacturing sector in January with the Ai Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index increasing by 2.1 points to 49.0.
7 Recycling Tips for Manufacturing Facilities  2/4/2015
7 Recycling Tips for Manufacturing Facilities
Recycling might seem like a great way for your entire workforce to dither about depositing bits of glass, plastic, paper and metal in bins instead of actually working, but it's simply ...
Online access to Construction Code 'will save builders hundreds'  2/2/2015
Online access to Construction Code 'will save builders hundreds'
The release of the National Construction Code (NCC) free online will help construction companies save hundreds on annual costs.
Automated manufacturing: industry friend or foe?  1/30/2015
Automated manufacturing: industry friend or foe?
Automation in manufacturing is a tricky subject, both economically and emotionally.
India-Aust trade push 'another win' for bilateralism  1/22/2015
India-Aust trade push 'another win' for bilateralism
Australia's trade mission to India under Andrew Robb last week provided a much-needed impetus to conclude an Australia-India free trade agreement in 2015 – another APAC victory for ...
Why you need a Job Description for each employee  1/21/2015
Why you need a Job Description for each employee
It is not uncommon for employees to see their Job Description during the interview and initiation, yet never set eyes upon it again. However, this is a wasted opportunity that could ...
'No business case' for car manufacturing in Aust: GM boss  1/14/2015
'No business case' for car manufacturing in Aust: GM boss
The closure of Holden's factories in South Australia and Victoria was the best move by the automaker, General Motors boss Stefan Jacoby has said.
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