Material Handling & Lifting Equipment Feature Articles

The AMWU marked national TAFE Day this week by taking the fight for our apprentices' rights to quality training to the heart of the problem – Canberra.

A new study has found jobs in which people have a formal agreement to work from home are generally seen as 'good jobs' by employees in Australia, but the picture is less clear for ...

As the End of Financial Year approaches, The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is encouraging businesses to review their existing systems and processes to prepare for a successful ...

Manufacturing made slight progress but remained in negative territory in May, according to the latest Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian ...

Research underway at the Australian Maritime College, a specialist institute of the University of Tasmania, could help save billions of dollars in port infrastructure, dredging and ...

The not-for-profit organisation that administers Australia's only country-of-origin certification trade mark, the Australian Made, Australian Grown logo, will launch a new initiative ...

With just four weeks to go until the 2014 Vinnies CEO Sleepout, over 900 business leaders have already registered nationally, raising close to $900,000 so far.

In its first budget, the federal government has attempted to reduce its deficit. IBISWorld forecasts the potential effects of the new federal budget on key Australian industries.

Glenn Cooper AM, Executive Chairman of South Australian icon Coopers Brewery Ltd, has been announced as the new Chairman of Australian Made Campaign.

Small to medium businesses and construction firms are set to benefit from Treasurer Joe Hockey's first budget, delivered on Tuesday (13 May).

The Liberal Democratic Party has released its own federal budget in an attempt to demonstrate that a return to surplus can be achieved in the next 12 months without harming the ...

The Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) for April recorded its lowest reading since July 2013 with the latest seasonally adjusted ...

The idea of humans being served by robots is no longer confined to the realms of science fiction.

Housing finance data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics point to further strength in residential construction, said the Housing Industry Association, the voice of ...

Australia risks destroying the training capacity it will need to transform manufacturing due to governments nationwide starving and dismantling TAFEs.

Tony Abbott announced this week (Monday, April 7) Australia had finally struck a historic trade deal with Japan, a move that will allow a number of local industries – most significantly ...

Half of Australian workers worry about their work, a survey by the Centre for Workplace Leadership at the University of Melbourne has found.

The hunt has begun to discover Australia's next resources hotspots, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry Bob Baldwin said on Monday this week (March 31).

The latest seasonally adjusted Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) contracted again in March – down 0.7 points to 47.9 (readings ...

Minister for Trade and Investment Andrew Robb recently welcomed the release of Australia's International Business Survey 2014 as the most significant snapshot of Australian exporters ...