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Signs of growth: Australian manufacturing records positive PMI
In a positive result not seen since July 2011, the September 2013 Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI) has recorded an overall score of 51.7 points – above the mark ...
Workplace relations: new government and Aust's industries Part 2
Having unseated the incumbent government, the Coalition will look to follow up on its promises. IBISWorld forecasts the potential effects of the new government's policies on key ...
Suzuki blasts Abbott, Rinehart for environmental 'barbarism'
In a hard-hitting speech at the University of NSW (UNSW), Canadian environmentalist Dr David Suzuki has criticised the Australian government's policy on climate change and exhorted ...
Minimising employee uncertainty the key challenge for CEOs
In a tough economic environment dominated by increased competition for jobs, minimising uncertainty has become a key challenge for chief executives.
Australia's big broadband 'app-ortunity'
Alarms which send you mobile alerts warning of smoke detected in your building are just one of the potential applications available over next generation broadband networks, according ...
'Worryingly low' number of firms with buy-local policies in place
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'
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 ...
Developed countries using resources at 'greater rate' than reported
The amount of raw material needed to sustain developed countries' economies is significantly greater than current indicators suggest, a new Australian study has revealed.
FWC apprenticeship decision aims to strike 'careful balance'
The Fair Work Commission has rejected "unworkable" union claims opposed by industry, according to Ai Group chief executive Innes Willox.
Aust on road to nowhere with govt's 'New Car Plan': AMIF
The Australian Motor Industry Federation (AMIF) has slammed the federal government's 'New Car Plan for the 2020s' as a "policy pronouncement worthy of the in-flight napkin it was ...
Making magnesium more usable for industry
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
New research from Roy Morgan, commissioned by the Australian Made Campaign, has revealed buying Australian-made products has become more important to Australian consumers.
Long-term growth forecast for building and construction sector
The Australian Construction Industry Forum (ACIF) has forecast overall positive sentiment for the national building and construction sector, with a number of states expected to enjoy ...
Aussie Work, Aussie Rights campaign aims to protect 457 workers
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
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, ...
Qld govt 'must acknowledge' importance of manufacturing
The downturn in mining has seen manufacturing companies in regional Queensland 'close their doors', causing job losses in communities – and the Australian Manufacturing Workers' ...
How to avoid economic bubbles and crashes
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 ...
Sumitomo Bevel Buddybox (BBB) case study
Case study CHH Gympie - G1 Press Spider No. 1.
Local oil, gas industry to benefit from new testing facility
A new testing facility will help Northern Territory-based industry involved in oil and gas to make crucial decisions about the integrity of materials used in fabrication.
To stay or not to stay – that is the employee question
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 ...
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