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Construction workers join forces to make united stand for safety  4/29/2009
Construction workers join forces to make united stand for safety
Nationwide meetings of construction workers have condemned the use of coercive powers by the Australian Building and Construction Commission and will vote on a campaign of industrial ...
New strong intellectual property growth for green innovations  4/28/2009
New strong intellectual property growth for green innovations
A 250 per cent jump in green trade marks in the energy sector over the past five years – compared to the previous five years – is one indicator showing strong growth in intellectual ...
Brisbane industrial electrical drafting company powers up Aust  4/21/2009
Brisbane industrial electrical drafting company powers up Aust
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
Workplace flexibility needed to succeed in a tough environment
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 unemployment hits 6.9%, business needs payroll tax break
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 ...
GBCA ticks Qld Premier's 'cleaner, greener buildings policy'  4/14/2009
GBCA ticks Qld Premier's 'cleaner, greener buildings policy'
Australia's leading green building organisation has confirmed its support for a national move towards minimum six star energy efficiency ratings for all new Australian homes.
Business welcomes NSW Govt's commitment to cut red tape  4/8/2009
Business welcomes NSW Govt's commitment to cut red tape
NSW’s leading business organisation, NSW Business Chamber has welcomed the NSW Government’s response to the Jobs Summit and its commitment to cut red tape on businesses by $500 ...
Warning issued to check the ID of WorkSafe inspectors  4/7/2009
Warning issued to check the ID of WorkSafe inspectors
WorkSafe has issued a warning to businesses to carefully check the identification of anyone claiming to be a WorkSafe inspector.
NSW is sitting on $12 billion economic stimulus in unused leave  3/31/2009
NSW is sitting on $12 billion economic stimulus in unused leave
NSW Business Chamber has welcomed the launch of Tourism Australia’s “No Leave No Life” Campaign to encourage Australian employees to use their $33.3 billion stockpile of annual leave ...
Destination anywhere: Which export markets matter the most?  3/30/2009
Destination anywhere: Which export markets matter the most?
When it comes to trade most of the news is ‘big picture’. We hear about the Doha round in the World Trade Organisation (WTO), APEC summits and in more recent years, bilateral and ...
New Workplace laws pose another big implementation challenge  3/30/2009
New Workplace laws pose another big implementation challenge
"With the passage of the Fair Work Bill through Parliament employers face big challenges to understand the requirements of the new workplace relations system ahead of the implementation ...
Hard proof that contaminated sites can be cleaned up in Aust  3/23/2009
Hard proof that contaminated sites can be cleaned up in Aust
Concrete proof that Australia can clean up highly contaminated sites thoroughly, safely and economically is emerging from a new national programme.
Building is the key to ACT reaching its greenhouse gas targets  3/17/2009
Building is the key to ACT reaching its greenhouse gas targets
Australia's leading green building organisation has told the ACT Legislative Assembly that improving energy efficiency in buildings is the key to reaching greenhouse gas targets.
Construction continues to slip into broad-based industry decline  3/16/2009
Construction continues to slip into broad-based industry decline
The national construction industry continued to contract in February at a more rapid rate than the previous month as weak market demand and confidence led to further cutbacks in new ...
National campaign looks at new and young workers in hospitality  3/11/2009
National campaign looks at new and young workers in hospitality
Workplace safety authorities across Australia have launched a national workplace safety campaign targeted at new and young workers in the hospitality industry.
Business 6 point plan to cut $700M in red tape and save jobs  3/10/2009
Business 6 point plan to cut $700M in red tape and save jobs
NSW’s largest business organisation, NSW Business Chamber will use Premier Rees’ two day jobs summit to outline a six-point plan to cut business red tape costs by more than $700 ...
New barrier coating offers new savings for aluminium smelters  3/4/2009
New barrier coating offers new savings for aluminium smelters
A barrier coating developed through CSIRO’s Light Metals Flagship offers aluminium smelters significant annual savings in reduced consumption of petroleum coke alone.
Activity and employment is down as new orders and stocks fall  3/3/2009
Activity and employment is down as new orders and stocks fall
In releasing the Australian Industry Group-PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI®) Ai Group Chief Executive Heather Ridout said: "The ...
Small businesses get online financial boost to compare loans  2/26/2009
Small businesses get online financial boost to compare loans
Small businesses are able to quickly and easily compare business loan options with a new Victorian Government website, the Business Loan Finder.
Industry and training sector create e-learning welding resource  2/24/2009
Industry and training sector create e-learning welding resource
A DVD demonstrating real life welding principles to apprentices is now available free online to industry.
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