Manufacturing & Industrial Equipment Feature Articles for Australian Industry

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Manufacturing growth slows in July: Australian PMI® 8/8/2018

The Australian PMI® fell 5.4 points to 52.0 in July, indicating continuing but slower growth across the manufacturing sector (readings above 50 indicate expansion in activity, with ...

The expanding $200 billion Australian industry 7/25/2018

The Government is investing $200 billion to modernise Australia’s defence capability. Australian businesses, large and small, will be essential to delivering these new capabilities. ...

Manufacturers close financial year on a high: Australian PMI® 7/3/2018

The Australian PMI® ended the financial year on a high note, down just 0.1 point to 57.4 to record a 21st month of continuous expansion (readings above 50 indicate expansion in ...

Confidence grows for the future in manufacturing and VET 6/27/2018

The June 26 National Manufacturing Summit has shone a spotlight on the role the vocational education and training system plays in supporting the future of the manufacturing sector ...

New focus on apprenticeships and traineeships as opportunities grow 6/21/2018

New South Wales is poised to drive growth in apprenticeship and traineeship numbers, with areas of high demand like the construction industry, food services, and allied health likely ...

Debunking the casualisation and job insecurity myths 6/21/2018

The Australian Industry Group released a June 19 research paper which again debunks the persistent myth perpetrated by the ACTU that job insecurity and casualisation of work are ...

Manufacturing recovers well, contributes to national growth and jobs 6/13/2018

"Official data has confirmed this year's strong performance for the manufacturing industry. We have already seen this in over 20 months of Ai Group's Australian PMI®, which is an ...

Increase to minimum wage puts jobs in small business at risk 6/6/2018

Small business risks being pushed further out of the economy by the Fair Work Commission’s decision to lift minimum and award wages by 3.5% – the ninth year in a row in which minimum ...

Manufacturing grows for 20th successive month: Australian PMI® 6/6/2018

The Australian PMI® eased by 0.8 points to 57.5 in May, indicating a 20th month of continuous growth, albeit at a slightly slower rate (readings above 50 indicate expansion in ...

19th place not good enough: need to reclaim Australian competitiveness 5/30/2018

“The small improvement in Australia’s competitiveness ranking – from 21st to 19th – is welcome, but the fact is we should be doing better.

Economic analysis of the reasons behind Australia's slow wage growth 5/16/2018

The Australian Industry Group recently released a new Economics Research Paper on Australia's experience of slow wages growth and its causes.

Countdown begins to National Manufacturing Week 2018 5/2/2018

With less than a fortnight to go until National Manufacturing Week (NMW) 2018 opens its doors at Sydney Showground, more than 200 leading companies and 50 world-class speakers have ...

Manufacturing remains buoyant in April: Australian PMI® 5/2/2018

The Australian PMI® fell 4.8 points to 58.3 in April, indicating a slower – but still buoyant – rate of expansion following March’s record high (readings above 50 indicate expansion ...

Ai Group pre-budget survey reveals top business priorities 4/24/2018

"The latest annual Ai Group pre-Budget survey of Australian businesses has found that reducing the high company tax burden is the highest priority for business in the 2018-19 Federal ...

Building resilience in Australia's volatile manufacturing environment 4/18/2018

Australia is currently home to one of the most volatile manufacturing industries in the world. Opportunities for companies to protect themselves against these economic ups and downs ...

Australian manufacturing ends on a record high in March 4/12/2018

The Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI®) accelerated in March, jumping by 5.6 points to a record high of 63.1 for the month.

'Made in Australia': The fast-track to customer confidence 4/4/2018

National Manufacturing Week (NMW) 2018 returns to Sydney as Australia’s largest showcase of manufacturing innovation, inspiration and information under one roof.

Expert warns Australia: Don't get left out in the cold on company tax 3/29/2018

Without significant company tax reform, Australia will be left out in the cold on new investment and job opportunities as companies shift their operations to the United States.

Apprentice and trainee trade commencements on the rise 3/22/2018

The latest release of national apprentice and trainee data shows an increase in trade commencements for the September 2017 quarter, up 4.2% to 15 200 when compared with the September ...

ACTU minimum wage claim would be job-destroying 3/21/2018

"The ACTU's job-destroying minimum wage claim of $50 per week has obviously been plucked out of the air, rather than being the result of a rigorous analysis of economic conditions". ...

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