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$4.3m initiative to help auto suppliers enter new markets 5/8/2014

Seven Australian automotive supply chain firms will receive a total of $4.3 million to diversify their product and customer bases through Round 3 of the Automotive New Markets Program ...

Australian PCI: overall construction declined in April 5/7/2014

Although there were improvements across house and apartment building, the overall performance of the construction sector slipped again in April.

Asset recycling 'paves way for better infrastructure' 5/5/2014

The federal budget due out next week will include a "growth agenda" involving the sale of iconic assets in order to fund much-needed new infrastructure projects, reports suggest – ...

Australian PMI: manufacturing falls sharply in April 5/1/2014

The Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) for April recorded its lowest reading since July 2013 with the latest seasonally adjusted ...

Fed funding increase for auto sectors 'modest but important' 4/30/2014

An assistance fund enabling automotive industries in Victoria and South Australia steer their way through the planned mass exit of major car manufacturers has been increased to $155 ...

DICE tech could reduce brown coal emissions 'by up to 50%' 4/28/2014

CSIRO and its industry partners plan to conduct a A$1 million trial of the Direct Injection Carbon Engine (DICE) with the aim of reducing emissions from brown coal-generated electricity ...

'Botox of plastic' could mean huge savings for power industry 4/24/2014

A new material that prevents plastic from ageing has been developed by CSIRO – offering huge environmental and cost savings for the energy industry.

'Revolutionary' clean energy tech launched in regional NSW 4/17/2014

A new clean energy system launched April 17 could mean cost savings in electricity generation for remote mining and industrial sites and rural communities.

New Koko Black project to 'deliver jobs, investment' in north Melb 4/16/2014

More than 100 new manufacturing jobs will be created in Melbourne's northern suburbs by a project to be funded by the Victorian and Australian Governments in partnership with Ford ...

PM confirms construction of second Sydney airport 4/15/2014

After a long gestation period, the controversial plan to build a second airport at Badgerys Creek in Sydney's west has finally taken off from the tarmac with construction set to ...

Could 'peak data' be the limit of our tech infrastructure? 4/14/2014

The threat of 'peak data' and what that could mean for the way we connect and access essential services in the future, is the focus of a report released by CSIRO.

Training crisis threatens industry's future: AMWU 4/14/2014

Australia risks destroying the training capacity it will need to transform manufacturing due to governments nationwide starving and dismantling TAFEs.

Business, rice farmers beg to differ on Japan FTA 4/9/2014

Tony Abbott announced this week (Monday, April 7) Australia had finally struck a historic trade deal with Japan, a move that will allow a number of local industries – most significantly ...

Half of Aust workers "deeply worried" about future 4/3/2014

Half of Australian workers worry about their work, a survey by the Centre for Workplace Leadership at the University of Melbourne has found.

New 'compass' for construction industry 4/1/2014

In May, Australian Construction Industry Forum (ACIF) will release its new Customised Forecasts Dashboard, a new data portal for businesses large and small to generate tailored ...

Manufacturing contracts again in March: Australia PMI 4/1/2014

The latest seasonally adjusted Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) contracted again in March – down 0.7 points to 47.9 (readings ...

Australian Made, Australian Grown logo: supporting local industry 3/28/2014

The Australian Made Campaign has created a video to help tell the story of the Australian Made, Australian Grown logo – Australia's only registered country-of-origin trade mark.

CEO red tape report: major headway requires further efforts 3/27/2014

The extent of the red tape burden facing Australian business is highlighted in a new Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) CEO survey.

Positioning Australia for the future 3/24/2014

Australia's infrastructure outlook has been mapped and made public as never before with the release of the publication 'Trends', a forecast of the nation's infrastructure position ...

Red tape repeal will 'lighten the load' on business 3/21/2014

"The Australian Industry Group strongly welcomes the initiatives the government is taking to reduce the regulatory burden on businesses and other organisations," Australian Industry ...

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