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Reports underline the resilience of Australia's financial markets 10/12/2009

Austrade has launched its 2009 Financial Services Benchmark Report in conjunction with the Australian Financial Markets Association's (AFMA) 2009 Australian Financial Markets Report ...

Make better sales conversion and cut waste through measuring 10/9/2009

For better sales conversion, you must eliminate waste. It is easy to waste too much time and money trying to convert customers and waste revenue from failing to convert customers.

Small bits of metal may play a key role in advancing solar power 10/8/2009

Researchers at Ohio State University are experimenting with polymer semiconductors that absorb the sun's energy and generate electricity. The goal: lighter, cheaper, and more-flexible ...

Report will contribute to making escape from buildings easier 10/7/2009

A new ISO technical report on how people behave when fire breaks out will help in designing safer buildings that make escape easier and reduce exposure to flames and heat.

New Asia Pacific Network encourages green building to take off 10/7/2009

Bob McMullan MP, Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance, launched the new Asia Pacific Green Building Network in Melbourne recently as part of World Green ...

CSIRO and China Geological Survey have signed agreement 10/6/2009

CSIRO has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the China Geological Survey (CGS).

WorkSafe inspection campaign takes look at tilt-up construction 10/6/2009

WorkSafe will begin an inspection campaign soon to look at safety standards in the tilt-up construction industry.

September Australian PMI®: Manufacturing holds on to its gain 10/2/2009

Manufacturing held on to its gains in September with activity expanding for the second consecutive month according to the latest Australian Industry Group - PricewaterhouseCoopers ...

Turning unwanted waste spewed from power stations into gold 10/1/2009

Millions of tonnes of unwanted waste spewed out by Australia’s power stations, mineral processing plants and municipalities can be re-used to create fertility, health, wealth, beauty ...

Ai Group makes address on energy security and climate change 9/30/2009

The topic of this Focus Session Competitiveness and Economic Development goes to the heart of the dilemmas of climate policy: The complexity of tackling climate change while maintaining ...

CSIRO research focuses on new manufacturing breakthroughs 9/22/2009

Flexible plastic solar cells that can be printed like money, carbon fibres so thin they can be spun into yarns and a raft of new biomedical products to combating illness and injury ...

Need to abolish coercive powers in building and construction 9/21/2009

Unions have welcomed the recognition by a Senate committee that there is no place for coercive powers in any workplace and that all workers should be subject to the same laws.

Scientists research into energy efficient aluminium smelting 9/17/2009

Scientists from CSIRO and five Universities will research sustainable energy-efficient technologies for the Australasian aluminium industry through a collaboration launched recently. ...

NSW needs long term reform to drive down unemployment 9/16/2009

NSW’s leading business organisation, NSW Business Chamber said the latest ABS labour force data that shows NSW’s unemployment rate is still above the national average should only ...

CSIRO talks communications with remote mining communities 9/7/2009

CSIRO and the National Indigenous Radio Service (NIRS) have joined forces to launch a communication program aimed at Australia’s remote communities.

Lifting literacy and numeracy in workplace delivers productivity 9/1/2009

"National Literacy and Numeracy Week, which started on August 31st, is an opportunity to highlight the big productivity gains that can come from lifting literacy and numeracy levels ...

Renewable energy target supported by green building industry 8/31/2009

Australia's leading green building organisation called on both sides of politics to support the speedy passage of the Renewable Energy Target (RET) Bill through the Senate this month. ...

Putting green back into the green and gold through exporting 8/25/2009

Imagine a country that is inward looking and rarely notices the world beyond its own borders. Source: Tim Harcourt, Austrade.

Vietnam and Aust enjoy a healthy exporting relationship 8/12/2009

The Airport Economist hit the streets of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) recently and tried the Saigon Taxi driver test. You can mention a plethora of international household names and ...

The 'smart' future of energy distribution and control of use 8/11/2009

A clear picture of the Australian gas and electricity industry’s response to carbon reduction challenges and consumer demands for greater control over power use will emerge from a ...

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