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Bamboo shoots: have exports saved us from recession? 6/11/2009

We’ve all heard the news. According to the latest national accounts, Australia has skipped a technical recession for now. This is quite an extraordinary achievement given that 75 ...

Protect jobs through payroll tax cuts and AAA credit rating 6/9/2009

“NSW business owners and operators are doing it tough at the moment and fast tracking the payroll tax cuts in the next NSW Budget would help them preserve jobs,” said Kevin MacDonald, ...

Helping the Australian minerals industry to improve sustainability 6/5/2009

A sophisticated mathematical model to identify how furnace operations will need to be modified to use dried brown coal is one of the diverse range of CSIRO projects in this edition. ...

The best way to protect jobs is through continuing to trade 6/5/2009

About a decade ago I changed jobs. I left the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), where I had held the position of research officer (a position Bob Hawke held in the 1950s ...

China's strength bodes well for the future of Australia's trading 6/4/2009

Speaking at the Australia China Business Forum in Sydney recently, Austrade’s Chief Economist Tim Harcourt outlined the continuing promise of the world’s fastest growing major economy ...

Aust PMI (r): Fall in manufacturing industry eases slightly 6/3/2009

The pace of decline of manufacturing activity eased in May, with the Australian Industry Group - PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian ...

IP examination centre to boost Aust innnovation and jobs 5/29/2009

IP Australia opened a new patent examination centre in Melbourne recently, to meet the future needs of Australia’s innovators.

Mine safety system that can boost productivity is to go global 5/26/2009

A real-time risk management system to improve safety and boost productivity in underground mines will be available globally after a Queensland company was awarded a license to ...

Well-oiled research partnership plans to dip into new reserves 5/26/2009

A new research partnership between CSIRO and the Victorian Department of Primary Industries (VicDPI) will delve deep into Victoria’s basins to unearth new oil and gas reserves.

Streering the way through: How will exporters fare after budget 5/22/2009

When the going gets tough, Australia’s exporters keep going. That’s been the experience of past global economic downturns and the current Global Financial Crisis (GFC) is no exception. ...

Employer's Intellectual Property in danger as job losses mount 5/20/2009

Employees made redundant due to the global economic downturn may be walking out the door with more than ill-feelings, according to a leading intellectual property lawyer.

Are we beginning to see the first signs of the great recovery? 5/19/2009

They say a week is a long time in politics. Well, it’s a long time in economics too. A couple of weeks ago, I was with the Treasury Secretary looking at the impact of the decline in ...

AIG says govt's budget supports recovery and renewal 5/14/2009

“The Budget supports the economy in these tough times while pushing the re-set button in a number of important areas," says Heather Ridout, the chief executive of the Australian ...

Pigs can fly – What are the economic implications of swine flu? 5/11/2009

Every year there’s an ‘X factor’ -something unexpected that economists cannot put into our well crafted forecasts. Source: Tim Harcourt.

Survey reveals access to finance is blocking economic recovery 5/7/2009

One in three businesses have experienced difficulty in securing finance from their bank, according to a NSW Business Chamber survey.

Australian PMI®: Manufacturing industry output continues to fall 5/5/2009

Australian manufacturing industry output fell for the eleventh consecutive month in April, continuing to trawl uncharted lows.

Solutions needed to boost Aust’s skills and raise productivity 4/29/2009

Fresh approaches to national skills training are urgently needed in order to meet the challenges of the economic downturn and to position Australia for a return to growth and ...

Brisbane industrial electrical drafting company powers up Aust 4/21/2009

The first liquid natural gas plant built in Australia in 30 years has just completed construction in Western Australia and BESST, a Brisbane Industrial Electrical Drafting company, ...

Workplace flexibility needed to succeed in a tough environment 4/20/2009

A near capacity audience has heard that workplace flexibility will be a key component for businesses to survive the current economic downturn, and flourish in its aftermath.

NSW unemployment hits 6.9%, business needs payroll tax break 4/16/2009

NSW’s serious unemployment rate of 6.9% supported the urgent need for the Federal Government to fund a 50% payroll tax holiday across the entire country to take off some of the ...

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