Test & Measurement Feature Articles

"Well, they looked good on paper." If you've ever said that about a recruitment misjudgement you're far from alone. Resumes are designed to make candidates look good; they're ...

Draft recommendations to improve Australia's workplace relations framework contain some positive proposals but do not go far enough to tackle serious economic challenges facing our ...

Ministers Anthony Roberts and Mark Speakman, along with Parliamentary Secretary for the Illawarra and South Coast, Gareth Ward, celebrated the success of Australia's largest single ...

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Chairman Rod Sims shared some early insights from the ACCC's inquiry into the east coast gas market in a speech to the Eastern Australia's ...

Academics, public authorities and other professionals have conducted dozens of studies on factors that affect employee performance.

Australia's energy productivity rose by four per cent in 2013–14, according to the 2015 edition of the Australian Energy Statistics, released by the Department of Industry and Science. ...

Western Australia's mineral and petroleum industry was valued at $99.5 billion in 2014-15 according to statistics released by the Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP).

The opening of Whitehaven's Maules Creek Coal Mine will bring stable jobs and regional economic prosperity to the Narrabri, Gunnedah and Tamworth communities in North-Western NSW.

The connotations of the word 'perk' seem to be as negative as they are positive these days. Yet there are genuine company perks that can make a big difference to staff morale, ...

In a major submission to the Inquiry into Portability of Long Service Leave Entitlements for Victorian Workers, the Australian Industry Group has demonstrated that a portable long ...

New guiding principles setting out how the onshore oil and gas industry should operate in the Northern Territory have been released.

If all our customers had the sort of loyalty a dog has for his master we'd have nothing to worry about. Unfortunately customer loyalty is as fickle as fashion and as reliable as the ...

Excellence is a great word. It's a word worth using in every aspect of your business and something you should strive for in everything you do. That includes all aspects of maintenance. ...

The re-starting of Japan's first nuclear reactor in almost two years is good news for the Australian uranium sector.

Tapping is the most difficult metal cutting operation as it is the only case where the metal chips have to be guided sideways from the tool cutting face before being ejected via ...

Darling Downs irrigators will have greater flexibility to purchase water licences and boost their businesses under changes made by the Queensland Government.

Podcasts aren't exactly new, but only recently have they started to be taken seriously as a medium. For years they were the online equivalent of amateur radio whereby a few profoundly ...

Activity across the Australian manufacturing sector stabilised in July, after contracting in June, with the Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index ...

With half the current year now behind us, it's time to give the mining industry its annual medical. In this article we'll find out where mining's heart is beating strongest. While ...

Innovation is the cornerstone of business. In fact, penetration into a specific industry by a startup is driven by a new idea or a unique operating model.