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Debunking the casualisation and job insecurity myths  6/21/2018
Debunking the casualisation and job insecurity myths
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
Manufacturing recovers well, contributes to national growth and jobs
"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
Increase to minimum wage puts jobs in small business at risk
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
Manufacturing grows for 20th successive month: Australian PMI®
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
19th place not good enough: need to reclaim Australian competitiveness
“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
Economic analysis of the reasons behind Australia's slow wage growth
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
Countdown begins to National Manufacturing Week 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
Manufacturing remains buoyant in April: Australian PMI®
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
Ai Group pre-budget survey reveals top business priorities
"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
Building resilience in Australia's volatile manufacturing environment
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
Australian manufacturing ends on a record high in March
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
'Made in Australia': The fast-track to customer confidence
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
Expert warns Australia: Don't get left out in the cold on company tax
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
Apprentice and trainee trade commencements on the rise
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
ACTU minimum wage claim would be job-destroying
"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". ...
Manufacturing continues positive start to 2018: Australian PMI  3/7/2018
Manufacturing continues positive start to 2018: Australian PMI
The Australian PMI® fell 1.2 points to 57.5 in February, indicating further expansion but at a slightly slower pace than in January (readings above 50 indicate expansion in activity, ...
Registrations open for National Manufacturing Week 2018  2/27/2018
Registrations open for National Manufacturing Week 2018
Registrations have now opened for National Manufacturing Week (NMW), Australia’s largest manufacturing showcase, which will be held from 9 to 11 May 2018 in Sydney.
Majority of young Australians engaged in education and training  2/22/2018
Majority of young Australians engaged in education and training
New figures released on February 5 reveal an estimated 83.2% of the 1.5 million Australians aged 15 to 19 years were enrolled in some form of education or training as at August 2016. ...
Australia's manufacturing industry: small is the new big  2/12/2018
Australia's manufacturing industry: small is the new big
The Australian manufacturing sector is over, right? The popular assumption is: No question! It’s a statement of fact. After all, its current contribution to Gross Domestic Product ...
New apprentices to benefit from intensive support  2/8/2018
New apprentices to benefit from intensive support
Over 40,000 apprentices in industries undergoing structural change are set to benefit from intensive support in their first two years of training.
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