Waste & Environmental Management Feature Articles for Australian Industry

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Better and faster broadband is vital to boost competitiveness 10/22/2008

An Australian Industry Group / Deloitte CEO Survey has highlighted the critical importance of lifting the performance of Australia’s broadband network.

Economy security package is timely, targeted and temporary 10/17/2008

“The Government’s $10.4 Billion Economic Security package provides timely insurance for the local economy against the risks from the global crisis and equally timely support against ...

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.

CSIRO's-invented UltraBattery goes global in the auto sector 10/9/2008

The CSIRO-invented UltraBattery is set to have a global impact on greenhouse gas emissions after Japan’s Furukawa Battery Company, which has already begun production of the UltraBattery, ...

Weaknesses in services persists amid global financial instability 10/8/2008

The services sector activity contracted for a sixth successive month in September, although the rate of decline eased for the first time since May.

Which bin do I stick it in? 10/3/2008

Are you one of those people who faces the same confusion each week - which bin do I stick my recyclable packaging in?

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.

New technology for safer use of groundwater and recycling 9/16/2008

As the nation’s water resources run low, a new technology for detecting toxic heavy metals in water has opened the way for safer use of groundwater and recycling.

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 ...

Minister for Resources plans bright new future with China 9/4/2008

The Minister for Resources and Energy, Martin Ferguson AM MP, has detailed Australia's strong relationship with China in a speech to the Australia-China Mining and Minerals Industry ...

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, ...

Ai Group submission on national renewable energy targets 8/26/2008

The Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) is Australia's leading industry organisation representing 10,000 employers in manufacturing, construction, automotive, telecommunications, ...

New intelligent grid could be Australia's future energy supply 8/22/2008

An advanced electricity network, which uses distributed energy resources – local, low emission and renewable power – is the vision of a national, collaborative research cluster for ...

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