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Trade alliance goes into battle to win over ANZAC economies 4/28/2008

ANZAC Day is always a special time for Australia and New Zealand. It is part of our shared history of sacrifice and the Gallipoli landings signified a coming of age for both of us ...

UK, Aust issue joint progress plan on trade, business ideas 4/21/2008

Prime Ministers Gordon Brown and Kevin Rudd met in London recently at an important time in UK-Australia relations.

Minister launches new Olympic Business Programme in China 4/21/2008

During a visit to China to strengthen bilateral trade and investment links, the Minister for Trade the Hon Simon Crean MP has launched Australia’s official business programme for ...

Time to lift our game and set new national targets, ambitions 4/16/2008

A measure of the success of the 2020 Summit will be whether it identifies ways we can lift our game as a nation by setting new national targets and ambitions,” Australian Industry ...

Bacteria to help develop cleaner energy for the future 4/14/2008

CSIRO scientists are investigating whether injecting coal seams with certain kinds of bacteria and carbon dioxide can produce commercially viable quantities of methane gas.

A tribute to manufacturing legend John Button 4/11/2008

John Norman Button, the man who did more than anyone else to make Australian manufacturing competitive died earlier this week. Source: Tim Harcourt.

Economic blueprint for Central Coast infrastructure released 4/9/2008

NSW Business Chamber Central Coast in partnership with 10,000 Friends of Greater Sydney has released a blueprint on the long-term future of the Central Coast.

Australian PMI: Manufacturing activity in Aust still very subdued 4/4/2008

Manufacturing activity remained subdued in March with the Australian Industry Group - PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI®) falling ...

Aust Industry Group says stakes are high for Federal budget 3/25/2008

"Much is at stake in the success of the May Federal Budget for business, the economy and the community as a whole," Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) Chief Executive Heather Ridout ...

Business welcomes government commitment to reform of GST 3/18/2008

NSW’S largest business group NSW Business Chamber has welcomed an increase in GST funding for NSW in 2008/09.

Aussie exporters already winning gold at London 2012 Olympics 3/13/2008

Australian exporters are scoring significant business wins as a result of the London 2012 Olympic Games, with the support of Austrade, the Australian Government’s chief export agency. ...

Queensland property shows how to profit from WaterSmart Pastoralism™ 3/12/2008

How to save tens of thousands of dollars annually with new 'off the shelf' water management technologies will be demonstrated at NAPCO's Monkira Station on Friday 4th April.

Govt has reviewed Australia's export policies and programs 3/11/2008

Simon Crean has announced a comprehensive review of Australia's export policies and programs.

Aust and China have signed a formal clean coal agreement 3/11/2008

In an important step towards a greener global future, Australia and China have igned a formal international agreement for clean coal research in Beijing.

ASH FOR CASH - A LARGE NEW RESOURCE ? 3/11/2008

It is time Australia stopped treating flyash from coal-fired power generation as a waste - and started to regard it as a valuable resource with many end-uses.

New AI Group report reveals sobering outlook for GDP growth 3/5/2008

New research released by the Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) estimates that Australia’s annual rate of growth over the next ten years is set to struggle to reach 3 percent.

Innovative new project aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 2/29/2008

In a major step towards becoming a green community, commercial energy users in Victoria’s Castlemaine district has officially began work on an innovative project to reduce their ...

Business advisory group to assist workplace relations system 2/25/2008

"I am very pleased to serve on the Business Advisory Group announced by the Deputy Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, to assist in shaping the new workplace relations system," Australian ...

Dockers and diggers in Africa: New frontier for Western business 2/21/2008

At a mining conference in South Africa recently, I met an unusual participant. He as a sports executive rather than a mining magnate and he was meeting the most important people in ...

New national employment standards need careful thought 2/20/2008

“The draft ten National Employment Standards released recently for public comment needs careful consideration and road-testing the legislation is the right move,” Ai Group Chief ...

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