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Gas producers working with manufacturers 'could' be win-win 11/13/2013

Australia's gas market could be made more efficient with input from the competition watchdog and with sensible regulation from the government, according to the Plastics & Chemicals ...

Carbon tax must go: industry 11/13/2013

Groups representing small, medium and large businesses across all sectors are calling on the parliament to avoid costly delay in the repeal of the carbon tax.

Australia, India partner for $6m clean energy project 11/12/2013

RMIT University researchers are collaborating on a $6 million project to boost clean fuel production in India and Australia.

Tax, industrial relations reforms will optimise prosperity: report 11/11/2013

A National Productivity Policy (NPP) to review government regulation, pricing and licensing arrangements and phase out industry subsidies must be established, according to the ...

Research into workplace LLN levels reveals "disturbing" picture 11/5/2013

New research into levels of language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) in the workplace has revealed a "disturbing" picture, Innes Willox, AiGroup chief executive has said in a recent ...

Manufacturing reaches for recovery in October: Australian PMI 11/1/2013

The manufacturing sector reached for recovery in October with the latest seasonally adjusted Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) ...

What Australia manufactures 10/21/2013

Food and beverages, wood and paper products, chemicals, rubber, plastics, metal products, machinery and equipment, cars and boats, railway equipment, medical and scientific equipment, ...

Carbon trading scheme 'inevitable' 10/18/2013

Australia will need to have a carbon trading scheme, regardless of the current federal government's position, if it is to reduce carbon emissions to the levels it has stated, according ...

Lemons 'could' be jet fuel of the future 10/11/2013

A University of Queensland (UQ) researcher hopes to use a chemical found in lemons and other citrus fruits to make clean, renewable jet fuel.

China's carbon shift 'will send strong signal the world over': expert 10/11/2013

As Australia moves to scrap its pioneering carbon-pricing scheme, China is expected to have seven pilot pricing systems in place no later than 2015, followed by a national scheme, ...

Report could help govt cut red tape for SMEs: ACCI 10/11/2013

The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) welcomed the recent release of the Productivity Commission's final report on regulatory engagement with small business.

Australia and India to collaborate on clean fuel production 10/10/2013

In a time when Australia's liquid transport fuel supplies are declining and our transport needs are growing, a research partnership between Australia and India could provide a solution ...

Signs of growth: Australian manufacturing records positive PMI 10/4/2013

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 ...

Infrastructure investment: new govt and Aust's industries Part 3 9/25/2013

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 ...

Workplace relations: new government and Aust's industries Part 2 9/25/2013

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' 9/24/2013

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 9/20/2013

In a tough economic environment dominated by increased competition for jobs, minimising uncertainty has become a key challenge for chief executives.

Social cars the next step in vehicle technology 9/12/2013

A competition open to all ages to find radically fresh, imaginative ideas on what the car of the future will look like has been launched by UTS' Engineering and IT faculty.

Australia's big broadband 'app-ortunity' 9/5/2013

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 9/4/2013

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 ...

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