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Illawarra lives 'at risk' if road safety watchdog axed  8/18/2014
Illawarra lives 'at risk' if road safety watchdog axed
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 ...
Aust 'lags significantly' on innovation  8/14/2014
Aust 'lags significantly' on innovation
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. ...
Manufacturing expands slightly in July: Australian PMI  8/4/2014
Manufacturing expands slightly in July: Australian PMI
The latest Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI®) edged into positive territory in July, following eight months of contraction, ...
Industry Skills Fund open for consultation  7/31/2014
Industry Skills Fund open for consultation
The federal government is seeking feedback on the design and implementation of the new Industry Skills Fund, the $476 million programme which will underpin Australia's sustainable ...
Govt opens $11m fund for greater Tasmania investment  7/25/2014
Govt opens $11m fund for greater Tasmania investment
The Australian Government is putting in place a 'key program' in its overall strategy to create new opportunities for investment and jobs growth in Tasmania.
Gas market reform 'huge consequences' for manufacturing  7/21/2014
Gas market reform 'huge consequences' for manufacturing
An alliance of six industry associations released on Sunday (20 July) the first comprehensive analysis of the impact of rapidly escalating gas prices on the Australian economy.
Carbon tax 'finally axed'  7/17/2014
Carbon tax 'finally axed'
Following weeks of ambivalence, negotiation, and a marathon debate lasting more than 50 hours, Tony Abbott's carbon tax repeal bill finally reached its parliamentary frontier when ...
Business groups welcome Carbon Tax Repeal  7/17/2014
Business groups welcome Carbon Tax Repeal
Three of Australia's leading groups representing businesses in critical sectors of the economy have welcomed the repeal of the carbon tax as the first step in moving towards an ...
Work-related deaths 'lowest number in 11 years'  7/16/2014
Work-related deaths 'lowest number in 11 years'
Australian workplaces have recorded the lowest number of fatalities in 11 years, according to data released earlier this week (15 July) in the report "Work-related Traumatic Fatalities". ...
Australian transport needs productivity roadmap  7/15/2014
Australian transport needs productivity roadmap
The business of transport is a complicated one, and there are a host of factors that will influence the efficiency of Australia's logistics networks into the future.
Road safety: an accident waiting to happen?  7/15/2014
Road safety: an accident waiting to happen?
Earlier this month 150 truck drivers and their families held an advance memorial for 330 people they say will die in truck-related crashes on the country's highways this year, a ...
How to make Workers' Compensation work for you  7/14/2014
How to make Workers' Compensation work for you
To an injured worker, the Workers' Compensation process can seem like a maze which has been intentionally made difficult.
Detail of Aust-Japan free trade agreement 'critical': industry  7/9/2014
Detail of Aust-Japan free trade agreement 'critical': industry
The effects of the historic free trade agreement (FTA) with Japan should be seen by business and industry alike before the end of the year, Federal Trade Minister Andrew Robb said.
Annual heavy vehicle crashes decline: report  7/7/2014
Annual heavy vehicle crashes decline: report
Annual deaths from crashes involving a heavy vehicle have decreased by nearly a third in the last decade.
Industries to rise and fall in the next financial year  7/2/2014
Industries to rise and fall in the next financial year
As Australian companies ring in the new financial year, business information analysts at IBISWorld reveal the industries set to sink and soar.
Australian PMI: Manufacturing contracts slightly in June  7/2/2014
Australian PMI: Manufacturing contracts slightly in June
The latest Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI®) remained in contractionary territory in June, down slightly by 0.3 points to 48.9 ...
Addressing workplace mental health can 'significantly' improve ROI  6/19/2014
Addressing workplace mental health can 'significantly' improve ROI
Safe Work Australia is encouraging Australian business leaders to give their workplaces a 'Heads Up' by becoming involved in an Australian first initiative to take action on mental ...
Future of manufacturing 'in peril' due to TAFE funding cuts  6/19/2014
Future of manufacturing 'in peril' due to TAFE funding cuts
The AMWU marked national TAFE Day this week by taking the fight for our apprentices' rights to quality training to the heart of the problem – Canberra.
National vehicle design standards aim to keep pace with technology  6/19/2014
National vehicle design standards aim to keep pace with technology
Australian road users will see new road safety standards under the 8th amendment package of the Australian Vehicle Standards Rules (AVSRs).
Mass rally in Sydney for waterfront worker safety  6/18/2014
Mass rally in Sydney for waterfront worker safety
Hundreds of protesters are set to rally on Toll Group at ANZ Stadium to support waterfront safety following another tragic death for the industry.
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