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Manufacturer activity continued to weaken during July, says AIG 8/18/2008

Manufacturing activity continued to weaken in July, with the Australian Industry Group - PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI®) ...

Aussies play game very well behind scenes at Beijing Olympics 8/13/2008

As ‘The Airport Economist’ I get around a bit and am actually contributing this commentary from Beijing, a city in the midst of the frenzy of the 2008 Olympic Games. Source: Tim ...

Going the distance - Aust exporters going with the Olympic spirit 8/11/2008

The Olympic Games are upon us again and the world’s eyes turn to Beijing as China has its long awaited turn to play host to the world’s athletes. Source: Tim Harcourt.

New free trade agreement between Australia and Chile 8/1/2008

Australia has signed a new free trade agreement (FTA) with the South American nation of Chile. The pact with Chile is the first FTA under the new Rudd Labor Government. Source: Tim ...

CSIRO's new wireless technology to help people in emergencies 8/1/2008

CSIRO is developing new wireless technologies for locating, tracking, sensing and communicating in areas where global positioning systems (GPS) do not work.

Making IT equipment friendlier for the elderly and disabled 7/29/2008

Have you printed your bus schedule today? Sent an e-mail? Made an online payment? At a time when information and communication technology (ICT) is becoming increasingly critical for ...

Next big leap in overall business performance - EV management 7/16/2008

Much comment has been made about the problems faced by companies in manufacturing and industry. These problems are real and growing, leading to manufacturers going overseas or sourcing ...

Symposium looks at opportunities from the information explosion 7/8/2008

A symposium has been organised by CSIRO and the Statistical Society of Australia will explore how technology is generating masses of information and creating exciting home-grown ...

The advantages found in the attraction of magnetic computation 7/8/2008

In the 1960s, Henry Moore observed that it took around 18 months for silicon chip manufacturers to shrink their technology and fit twice as many transistors into the same area of ...

Swan's false economy: ABS scrapping job vacancy data 7/1/2008

NSW Business Chamber has expressed its dismay at the decision of the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) to eliminate information on national job vacancies due to Budget cuts ...

WTO Doha Round - Global business, manufacturers' statement 6/30/2008

The Doha Round of WTO multilateral trade negotiations are now at a crucial point. We, the undersigned organisations, still strongly believe that, properly constructed, the Doha Round ...

Summary of Aust resource boom in two words:India and China 6/23/2008

The economic expansion of these two emerging economic superpowers in Asia has fuelled demand for Australia’s vast resources sector and the services we build around our key commodities. ...

Infrastructure Strategy must secure NSW’s economic future 6/19/2008

NSW’s largest business group, NSW Business Chamber has said that the delivery of the State Infrastructure Strategy on time and on budget represents the most significant management ...

Airport Economist helps Aust exporters conquer global markets 6/13/2008

Did you know that Australia is helping Singapore 'be creative' to address its imbalance of ballet dancers to engineers; or that there is a Transylvanian Cricket Club full of Aussies ...

Socceroos World Cup games to help Middle East, Aust business 6/5/2008

Football Federation Australia (FFA) and the Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) will help link Australian companies to the rapidly growing business potential of the Gulf region ...

Aust manufacturing activity remains subdued for fifth month 6/3/2008

Manufacturing activity remained subdued in May for the fifth consecutive month with the Australian Industry Group - PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of Manufacturing ...

PM can speak Mandarin - it's great for future business in China 5/21/2008

You learn a lot from your children. And they tend to tell the truth so you know where you stand. Source: Tim Harcourt.

Fed Budget described as on task, disciplined, ambitious by AIG 5/16/2008

"The Rudd Government's first budget is well and truly on task. It has taken a hard-nosed approach to spending to address inflation and it makes ambitious investments in nation-building," ...

NSW Business Chamber responds to the latest Fed Budget 5/15/2008

The first Swan Budget must be assessed against its ability to put downward pressure on inflation, lift economic capacity through investments in skills and infrastructure and demonstrate ...

Fed govt needs budget to lift inflation, underwrite future growth 5/12/2008

“The Federal Government’s first Budget marks the moment when the rubber hits the road. The Budget will need to do some heavy lifting on inflation while at the same time putting in ...

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