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Sth Korea is Aust's third most important export destination
"Australia and South Korea go back a long way. In 1989, as the cold war drew to a close, there were fears that the world was potentially breaking into trading blocs based on the ...
Black coal mining industry commits to clean coal
The Australian black coal mining industry has announced the world's largest whole of industry funding commitment for research, development and demonstration (RD&D) of clean coal ...
Labor decides it is time for Aust to take lead on Uranium
"As a member of the ACTU Executive from 1984 to 1996 and President from 1990 to 1996 I’ve been through tough decisions like this many times before – Qantas, the Commonwealth Bank, ...
NSW Chamber of Commerce welcomes new cabinet
Premier Morris Iemma's announcement of a new cabinet has been welcomed by Patricia Forsythe, executive director of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce.
Boeing to test European-built fuel cell demonstrator plane
In an effort to develop environmentally progressive technologies for aerospace applications, Boeing researchers and industry partners throughout Europe plan to conduct experimental ...
Intense import competition slows down growth in Aust
Manufacturing growth slowed in the March quarter 2007 due to skill shortages and other capacity constraints and the impact of the high Australian dollar on exports and import ...
Dry economics - the economic impact of the drought
I love a sunburnt country, A land of sweeping plains, Of ragged mountain ranges, Of drought and flooding rains. By Dorothea Mackellar.
Truss congratulates Aust business on £2 bln agreement
Australian Government Minister for Trade, Warren Truss, congratulated WA-based Global Renewables and Sydney partner Bovis Lend Lease on securing one of the largest and most significant ...
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.
Call to reassert NSW as an economic force in Australia
"The March NSW election provides an opportunity to forge a new compact between business and Government to lift economic growth in the State from current disappointing levels," says ...
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 ...
Industry calls for prescribed waste facility in after Nowingi decision
Industry is calling on the State Government to ensure a prescribed waste facility is available in Victoria, following a recent announcement to abandon plans for the Nowingi prescribed ...
Survey finds that manufacturing activity picked up in December
Growth in Australia's manufacturing activity picked up in the December quarter 2006, albeit from a low base.
Business releases report card on NSW Government performance
NSW’s largest business organisation Australian Business Limited (incorporating the State Chamber of Commerce) has released a Report Card on the economic performance of the Iemma ...
Positive progress made on how to handle anti-dumping system
"The Government’s release of the outcome of its administrative review of Australia’s Anti-Dumping System shows that real progress is being made to address some of the issues concerning ...
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 ...
Mining by-products could help WA manage its acid-saline drainage
By-products from the processing of iron ore and alumina could play a key role in solving Western Australia’s acid-saline drainage problem.
Blacktown becomes the first solar city to be launched in NSW
Prime Minister, John Howard: "I am pleased to announce that Blacktown will host the first Solar City in New South Wales.
‘Air shower’ set to cut water use by 30 per cent
As Australians become increasingly alert to the importance of using water wisely in the home, CSIRO researchers have found a way to use a third less water when you shower – by adding ...
New inspection programme introduced for abbattoirs
Concerns about the number of injuries in abattoirs have prompted WorkSafe to launch an inspection program in the industry.
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