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Business looks for much more than a "steady as she goes"  10/18/2007
Business looks for much more than a "steady as she goes"
"Regardless of which party forms Government following the election on 24 November, a steady-as-she-goes approach will not be enough for Australia to meet effectively the formidable ...
Business welcomes govt's new decision to cut green tape  10/9/2007
Business welcomes govt's new decision to cut green tape
Business has welcomed the Federal Government's plan to increase mandatory renewable energy targets to 15 per cent by 2020 and consolidate state based schemes into a single national ...
Playing the long game:Aust exporters and the soaring dollar  10/5/2007
Playing the long game:Aust exporters and the soaring dollar
The Australian dollar is now in the high 80 US cent territory a level not seen since the 1980s when Bob Hawke was Prime Minister and Warwick Capper was flying high with the Geoffrey ...
Growth in manufacturing activity continued to ease in Sept  10/3/2007
Growth in manufacturing activity continued to ease in Sept
Manufacturing activity eased again in September as employment fell and stock levels declined, with the Australian Industry Group - PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of ...
Five-point tax proposal to improve the economy performance  10/2/2007
Five-point tax proposal to improve the economy performance
"The Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) has proposed to the Government and Opposition a five point plan for tax reform to further improve the performance of the economy," Ai Group ...
New safety code has been launched to protect workers  8/23/2007
New safety code has been launched to protect workers
Australia’s first safety code aimed to protect workers in the Public Sector has been launched by the Western Australian Government.
Aust govt provides more funding for manufacturing  8/17/2007
Aust govt provides more funding for manufacturing
John Howard: "I am pleased to announce that the Australian Government will provide $1.225 million over four years for the continuation of the Northern Advanced Manufacturing Industry ...
Strong dollar hurts prospects for manufacturing exports  6/19/2007
Strong dollar hurts prospects for manufacturing exports
An important new study released by the Australian Industry Group highlights the strong contribution that Australian manufacturing makes to our export effort - a point that was made ...
Nanotech theory provides thermoelectricity with new glow  5/16/2007
Nanotech theory provides thermoelectricity with new glow
Gang Chen's research with nano-scale materials gave him a head start in the field of nanotechnology when it was still brand new.
Call for faster, smarter and much higher trade outcomes  3/21/2007
Call for faster, smarter and much higher trade outcomes
"The Australian Industry Group welcomes the approach to apprenticeships outlined recently the National Press Club by the Minister for Vocational and Further Education, Andrew Robb," ...
AIG pre-budget submission: ambitions for Aust prosperity  3/5/2007
AIG pre-budget submission: ambitions for Aust prosperity
The Australian Industry Group has released details of its submission to the Federal Government outlining a range of proposals to be included in the May Budget.
Aust businesses urged to become “insiders” within China  2/21/2007
Aust businesses urged to become “insiders” within China
One of the important factors for export success in China is to understand how the market works ‘on-the-ground’ according to newly appointed Country Manager of the Austrade network’s ...
10 simple goal-setting tips to make sure 2007 is your best year yet  2/1/2007
10 simple goal-setting tips to make sure 2007 is your best year yet
No.1: Reflect on the activities of 2006 and what, how and why you want to do some things better or differently in 2007. Revisit your business plan and see where the business is now ...
New tools enable robotic machining  1/25/2007
New tools enable robotic machining
Industrial robots are increasingly being deployed into machining operations with the aid of specialist tools to provide a very flexible, low cost machining centre with large work ...
Large Organisations revise IT spending forecasts to 2.8% Growth  1/11/2007
Large Organisations revise IT spending forecasts to 2.8% Growth
Organisations with more than $1 billion in revenue have reforecast their IT spending increase for 2007 to 2.8 percent, according to a new Gartner Consulting Worldwide IT Benchmark ...
Many manufacturers implement RFID for process improvement  1/10/2007
Many manufacturers implement RFID for process improvement
New research reveals details of tremendous variety of process changes being made by manufacturers using RFID.
NSW new plan: wide-ranging and ambitious - as far as it goes  11/28/2006
NSW new plan: wide-ranging and ambitious - as far as it goes
The NSW Government's plan 'A new direction for NSW', is wide-ranging and ambitious and will be well received by the community, according to Heather Ridout, the Chief Executive of ...
Manufacturing activity picks up, but remains mixed overall  9/15/2006
Manufacturing activity picks up, but remains mixed overall
Australia's manufacturing sector grew moderately in August, underpinned by a lift in domestic demand and exports. Nevertheless, the overall performance was mixed, with input cost ...
The current state of RFID in New Zealand and Australia  8/11/2006
The current state of RFID in New Zealand and Australia
The global use of RFID is increasing very rapidly from a US$2.7 billion business in 2006 to over $26 billion in 2016. As an enabling technology, it is already being widely used, ...
Falling sales and rising costs underpin subdued activity  6/26/2006
Falling sales and rising costs underpin subdued activity
Manufacturing production eased further in the June quarter 2006, as sales continued to decline and raw material costs rose sharply, according to The Australian Industry Group ...
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