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Will exporters be able to ride out the current economic storm? 10/15/2008

What a roller coaster ride it has been in the past week or so. The events are so unprecedented that they have now entered the realms of psychology rather than economics.

New program for prefabricated building manufacturing industry 10/13/2008

WorkSafe is currently undertaking an inspection program in the prefabricated building manufacturing industry with a view to reducing injuries and disease in the sector.

AIG welcomes the detail in the new workplace relations policy 10/2/2008

“Deputy Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, has provided important new details on the Government’s workplace relations agenda. While a number of the measures will be welcomed by industry, ...

Price complexity and dangers of the looming margin crunch 10/2/2008

In the current economic climate, companies face some of the most complex business environments for many years.

WorkSafe issues a reminder on high risk work place licences 9/22/2008

WorkSafe has issued a reminder that some workers engaged in high risk work have only a few weeks in which to obtain a licence to perform that work.

Decisive action needed by govt to protect small business - AIG 9/16/2008

“The Federal Government needs to take decisive action to preserve the small business redundancy pay exemption following a statement by the Australian Industrial Relations Commission ...

Cutler Review- set of measures to lift Aust’s innovation effort 9/11/2008

“The Cutler Review into Australia’s National Innovation System represents an ambitious set of measures to lift Australia’s innovation effort,” Australian Industry Group Chief Executive ...

More can be done on climate change :Environment Business 9/9/2008

Professor Ross Garnaut's recommendation for a 10% cut in Australian greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 was put forward with the acknowledgement that it did not go far enough to achieve ...

Peak business group calls for action to fix govt and help workers 9/3/2008

Swift and bipartisan action is needed to streamline government, minimise waste and mismanagement and help hard working Australian businesses get on with the job, according to NSW’s ...

Aust PMI®: Manufacturing sector has full quarter of contraction 9/2/2008

Manufacturing activity remained below the key 50.0 level separating expansion from contraction in August, with the Australian Industry Group - PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian ...

Neighbourhood Watch: Closer economic ties to be with ASEAN 9/1/2008

Simon Crean is a born negotiator. As a young official with the Storeman and Packers Union (now the Nation Union of Workers) he famously negotiated a major case in the wool stores, ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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