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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 ...

Aust's international cost competitiveness 'still slipping' 9/4/2013

Australia's rank on the latest Global Competitiveness Report 2013-14 highlights the "further slippage in Australia's international cost competitiveness", Innes Willox, AiGroup's ...

Aust on road to nowhere with govt's 'New Car Plan': AMIF 8/21/2013

The Australian Motor Industry Federation (AMIF) has slammed the federal government's 'New Car Plan for the 2020s' as a "policy pronouncement worthy of the in-flight napkin it was ...

Making magnesium more usable for industry 8/20/2013

In a discovery which could have major implications for the aerospace, automotive and electronics industries, scientists have found a way to dramatically reduce the corrosion rate of ...

Research reveals consumers care about buying local 8/19/2013

New research from Roy Morgan, commissioned by the Australian Made Campaign, has revealed buying Australian-made products has become more important to Australian consumers.

Response needed for 'dramatic drop' in apprenticeships 8/16/2013

All political parties need to respond, as a matter of urgency, to the dramatic drop in apprenticeship commencements, the Australian Centre of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has said ...

Aussie Work, Aussie Rights campaign aims to protect 457 workers 8/15/2013

The exploitation of foreign workers in Australia and the need to make sure that our kids receive the skills and training they require for the jobs of today and tomorrow is back on ...

Get your facts straight: ABC website to investigate contentious claims 8/15/2013

Australia is about to get its facts straight – that's the message from the team behind the ABC's newly launched Fact Check website and accompanying platforms including television, ...

Australia 'can achieve' 25% carbon cuts: analysis 8/9/2013

Australia's carbon price and limit on emissions can achieve a 25 per cent cut in carbon pollution by 2020, according to new analysis by The Climate Institute for the World Resources ...

Toyota Aust, govts make 'critical' $123m investment 8/6/2013

Toyota Australia will make a critical $123 million investment in its local manufacturing operations with the support of a co-investment package from the federal and Victorian ...

Aussie algae species fuel green oil hope 7/24/2013

Newly trialled native algae species provide a real hope for the development of commercially viable fuels from algae, a University of Queensland scientist has found.

Using smartphones, AI to improve warehouse operations 7/23/2013

Cutting-edge research at RMIT University will provide cheaper and more efficient warehouse operations for small and medium enterprises.

How to avoid economic bubbles and crashes 7/9/2013

By using methods developed to study the interactions of particles and applying them to economics, researchers at the University of Sydney have shown that small changes can create a ...

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