Construction & Heavy Machinery Feature Articles for Australian Industry

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Reinventing Company Culture to Increase Employee Engagement and Safety 6/15/2016

Company culture, an elusive and often overlooked and undervalued concept.

Cautious approach needed on apprenticeship quotas: ACCI 6/9/2016

Labor is right to seek ways to reverse the slide in apprenticeship numbers but its proposal for quotas on government-funded infrastructure projects needs to be considered with caution, ...

Supporting innovative businesses to drive jobs and growth 6/9/2016

Innovation is critical to Australia's economic transition and forms an important part of our national economic plan.

Annual wage review places pressure on business: ACCI 6/2/2016

The Fair Work Commission’s decision to increase minimum and award wages by 2.4 per cent means a heavier burden for employers operating in an economy in transition, the Australian ...

6 Great Apps for Industrial Businesses 6/2/2016

It's the digital age, an age where there are countless ways to use our digits anywhere and everywhere to access anything and everything through a mobile phone.

NSW work-related fatalities at lowest level in almost 20 years 6/2/2016

The latest workers compensation data released by the State's workers compensation authority shows a significant fall in death and injury rates in NSW workplaces.

The Role of Mental Health in Workplace Safety 6/1/2016

When it comes to workplace safety, physical safety is usually on the agenda.

Four fast facts about wage growth: ACCI 5/26/2016

New data shows that wages continue to grow more slowly than they have in the past, but the headline result does not tell the full story, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry ...

How to match people to productivity 5/19/2016

Your star salesperson has been consistently topping thier budgets and receiving fantastic bonuses for two years. Now your sales manager has decided to fly the coup.

Tax changes will help grow Australian scale in manufacturing: AAMC 5/19/2016

The recent announcement regarding change to the small business tax rate and the change in the eligibility threshold from $2 million turnover to $10 million has been applauded by ...

Can Australian manufacturing compete globally? 5/12/2016

According to those in the know the answer is yes.

Business calls for parties to improve Australia’s competitiveness 5/12/2016

The priority for parties in this federal election must be to get Australia back into the top ten most globally competitive countries over the next ten years, the Australian Chamber ...

Construction company receives 2nd largest safety fine in NSW history 5/12/2016

A Sydney construction company and its director have received the second largest work health and safety fine in NSW history following the death of a bricklayer on a Hurstville ...

Things to Consider When Buying Drilling Equipment for a Mining Site 5/5/2016

Well, there are obviously plenty of things to consider, far too many to cover in a single article. We can simply give you some general advice and information to help narrow down your ...

How to build great Quality Control (QC) into your organisation 4/21/2016

Quality: it's one of those overused words we apply to everything – homes, food, fabrics, cars, relationships; you name it, in some way we try to attach quality to it.

Qld Carmichael mine approvals put thousands of new jobs step closer 4/3/2016

Thousands of new jobs in regional Queensland have come a major step closer with approval of the mining leases for the $21.7 billion Carmichael coal mine and rail project in the ...

Dubbo rare metals and rare earths mine an economic boon 3/17/2016

Minister for Industry, Resources and Energy, Anthony Roberts, recently announced that a billion dollar project in the State's central west to mine rare metals and rare earths has ...

First Gorgon production in WA marks another major LNG milestone 3/10/2016

Australia has taken another significant step towards becoming the world’s largest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) with first production from the massive Gorgon Project off ...

Things to Consider When Buying Scaffolding for Your Site 3/3/2016

Is scaffolding just a temporary working frame on the outside of a building? Or is a building itself, albeit with a short life span? The latter way of thinking is preferable if you ...

VIC construction activity continues to powers ahead 2/25/2016

Victoria’s construction industry continues to power ahead with the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showing an 11 per cent increase in construction ...

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