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Industry welcomes Competition Review panel's draft report 9/23/2014

"The Australian Industry Group welcomes today's draft report from the Competition Review panel led by Professor Ian Harper," Australian Industry Group Chief Executive Innes Willox ...

Contractors, managers not on the same page: survey 9/19/2014

More than half (55 per cent) of contractors feel they are treated differently to permanent employees, despite 85 per cent of employers believing contractors are treated in the same ...

Man fined $36,000 for illegally dumping asbestos waste 9/15/2014

A man has been convicted in the Land Environment Court and fined a total of $36,000 following a NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) investigation into the illegal dumping of ...

A 'freightfully easy' way to import cargo 9/11/2014

Select commercial importers and customs brokers will benefit from the roll-out of a new online system for lodging imported cargo documentation, saving them time and money, according ...

6 Important Warehouse Safety Tips 9/10/2014

Warehouses can be dangerous places - home to a variety of potential risks and hazards related to pallet racks, forklifts, heavy lifting, spills, falls, lack of adequate training and ...

Australia's competitiveness: reversing the slide 9/4/2014

Urgent budget repair and a range of structural reforms, including labour market reform, are critical to restoring Australia's international competitiveness and future growth prospects, ...

Driving supply chain efficiency through national pallet process 9/3/2014

A new best-practice Guideline on Pooled Equipment Management (pallets) released by the Australian Logistics Council will underpin greater efficiencies in the supply chain.

Australian PMI: manufacturing slips back in August 9/1/2014

The Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) slipped back into negative territory in August, following a short-lived stabilisation in ...

Signed, sealed, delivered: $2.1bn for local roads 8/29/2014

The Australian Government says it has delivered "another important tranche" of its infrastructure and regional development agenda with the passage of the $2.1 billion Roads to Recovery ...

Palmer apologises for offensive Q&A remarks 8/26/2014

In an effort to repair the potential damage done by his verbal slander against the Chinese government on ABC's Q&A last week, Clive Palmer has offered a "sincere" and unadulterated ...

Biosecurity offender faces serious penalties 8/25/2014

Investigations by the Department of Agriculture on the illegal importation of aquatic plants has resulted in the conviction and sentencing of a Queensland man who now faces time in ...

$3bn worth of transport upgrades to 'revolutionise' Perth's east 8/22/2014

The details of two new projects, worth $3 billion combined, have recently been released in the hopes of improving east Perth's transport infrastructure.

Awards showcase 'innovation, quality' in road construction 8/19/2014

Roads and Maritime Services has announced the 2014 winners of its annual Construction Quality Awards, acknowledging above-average efforts in self-regulation, service innovation and ...

Illawarra lives 'at risk' if road safety watchdog axed 8/18/2014

Federal MPs Sharon Bird and Stephen Jones have been updated by the TWU on the danger of more people being injured or killed on Illawarra roads if the Federal Government succeeded in ...

Reducing project delays will deliver $160bn gain by 2025 8/18/2014

A one-year reduction in delays in processing approvals for resources projects will lift Australia's national output by a total of $160 billion and create an extra 69,000 jobs by ...

SA's top 10 economic priorities: Premier 8/15/2014

SA Premier the Hon. Jay Weatherill announced the state's top ten economic priorities to shape the future of the State at a CEDA forum in Adelaide.

Industry taking action to improve supply chain safety, compliance 8/15/2014

Members of Australia's logistics industry have committed to a range of actions to strengthen supply chain safety and compliance at a one-day summit hosted by the Australian Logistics ...

Aust 'lags significantly' on innovation 8/14/2014

Australia risks being left behind as the only country in the OECD that does not have a national science and technology, or innovation policy, an expert told a packed forum recently. ...

Govt growth fund to help automotive firms 'shift focus' 8/11/2014

Australian automotive suppliers will be able to access assistance to diversify into other sectors with the $20 million Automotive Diversification Programme, which opened to applications ...

Shipbuilding: secure jobs, industry future 'must be focus' 8/4/2014

The Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union is responding cautiously to speculation regarding Government considerations over the future of the AWD project and Australian shipbuilding. ...

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