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Manufacturers’ investment intentions rising in year ahead  12/21/2016
Manufacturers’ investment intentions rising in year ahead
Australia’s manufacturers have finished the year strongly and are looking to increase investments in equipment and buildings in 2017, the December quarter Australia Chamber-Westpac ...
Manufacturers' investment intentions rising in year ahead  12/15/2016
Manufacturers' investment intentions rising in year ahead
Australia's manufacturers have finished the year strongly and are looking to increase investments in equipment and buildings in 2017, the December quarter Australia Chamber-Westpac ...
Manufacturing needs to embrace disruption for a strong future  12/8/2016
Manufacturing needs to embrace disruption for a strong future
Australia's manufacturing sector needs to embrace the opportunities offered by disruption and shift towards high value, knowledge intensive industries, Assistant Minister for Industry, ...
How shift work affects health  11/2/2016
How shift work affects health
Shift work is bad for your health. There, I’ve said it. End of article. Well, not quite.
How ‘next shoring’ can speed up your supply chain  10/19/2016
How ‘next shoring’ can speed up your supply chain
Here’s the scenario: you’re an Australia-based footwear manufacturer with a patented design gaining ground in the US market.
Ford closure - Aus needs to shift gear to high value manufacturing  10/13/2016
Ford closure - Aus needs to shift gear to high value manufacturing
Ford's official closure signals passing of an era of auto assembly in Australia, but also raises optimism for Australia to build its presence in higher-value segments of manufacturing. ...
Australian PMI®: manufacturing stabilises in September  10/6/2016
Australian PMI®: manufacturing stabilises in September
After a sharp drop in August, the Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI®) regained 2.9 points to record a broadly stable 49.8 in ...
$25,000 back-pay for apprentice floor layer  9/29/2016
$25,000 back-pay for apprentice floor layer
A western Sydney commercial flooring company has reimbursed an apprentice floor layer almost $25,000 after an investigation by the Fair Work Ombudsman found he had been underpaid ...
How to deal with conflict on the factory floor  9/22/2016
How to deal with conflict on the factory floor
What causes workplace conflict? Well, in its broadest sense, human nature.
Rebounding manufacturers look forward to more profitable 2017  9/22/2016
Rebounding manufacturers look forward to more profitable 2017
Australia’s manufacturers have rebounded strongly in recent months and are confident of improving profits next year due to rising turnover and a lower Australian dollar, the September ...
5 Ways Lean Manufacturing Improves Profits  9/15/2016
5 Ways Lean Manufacturing Improves Profits
If you know anything about lean manufacturing you’ve probably heard good and bad.
Ai Group leads high-level Industry 4.0 apprenticeship initiative  9/8/2016
Ai Group leads high-level Industry 4.0 apprenticeship initiative
"Ai Group is embarking on a major collaborative project that could reinvent apprenticeships in Australia."
6 Great Podcasts for Manufacturing Professionals  9/1/2016
6 Great Podcasts for Manufacturing Professionals
If you’re not up to speed with podcasts, they’re a great way to stay up to speed with anything and everything while, well, operating at speed.
Tax & workplace relations in building industry warrant early attention  9/1/2016
Tax & workplace relations in building industry warrant early attention
Improving Australia's tax system and changing the toxic culture in the building and construction industry need to be key priorities for the new Parliament, the Australian Chamber of ...
Ai Group trade report: Lower dollar a positive but challenges remain  8/18/2016
Ai Group trade report: Lower dollar a positive but challenges remain
An Ai Group National CEO survey released 15 August 2016 has found that the lower dollar is helping Australian businesses and manufacturers.
Manufacturing people power: full time or labour hire?  8/11/2016
Manufacturing people power: full time or labour hire?
With eCommerce and an ever-growing market of impatient customers expecting everything yesterday, manufacturing has never faced more challenges.
FIFO workmates urged to ask R U OK?  8/4/2016
FIFO workmates urged to ask R U OK?
WITH up to 1 in 3 fly-in fly-out workers reportedly experiencing mental health difficulties[1], suicide prevention organisation R U OK? is urging workmates to support one another ...
Training Supervisors to Improve Health and Wellbeing of Employees  7/27/2016
Training Supervisors to Improve Health and Wellbeing of Employees
Mental and stress related disorders such as depression, anxiety and burnout account for a large percentage of all work-related health problems.
Ai Group welcomes job creation focus in SA State Budget  7/21/2016
Ai Group welcomes job creation focus in SA State Budget
The Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) welcomes the SA Government's initiative in job creation and the Job Accelerator Program.
Qld demands tougher asbestos controls from Commonwealth  7/21/2016
Qld demands tougher asbestos controls from Commonwealth
Queensland is calling on the Commonwealth to step up its efforts to prevent the importation of asbestos containing materials into the country.
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