Construction Equipment & Heavy Machinery Feature Articles

The effects of the historic free trade agreement (FTA) with Japan should be seen by business and industry alike before the end of the year, Federal Trade Minister Andrew Robb said.

Paul Keating once spoke of Australia becoming a banana republic back in 1986. Now the humble fruit has become the topic of conversation again with Tony Abbott telling a conference ...

Ongoing improvements in the house building sector helped lift the national construction sector into growth territory for the first time this year according to the latest Australian ...

Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian has announced a $33 million expansion of the Station Refresh program, adding another 28 of the busiest hubs across the network, one year ...

As Australian companies ring in the new financial year, business information analysts at IBISWorld reveal the industries set to sink and soar.

A new era for industry development in Australia has begun, focusing on new investment, jobs growth, and new opportunities for Australian entrepreneurs, according to the Federal ...

The latest Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI®) remained in contractionary territory in June, down slightly by 0.3 points to 48.9 ...

Findings from a report released last week (23 June) by the Clean Energy Council show that $5.2 billion was invested in clean energy during the 2013 calendar year, the third successive ...

The Australian and New South Wales governments are getting on with delivering stage one of WestConnex to ensure we grow our economy more quickly and support thousands of new jobs.

Official figures confirm the carbon tax is imposing a $150 million burden on the Australian economy every week.

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.

Australian road users will see new road safety standards under the 8th amendment package of the Australian Vehicle Standards Rules (AVSRs).

Among the big winners in the NSW government's pre-election budget is infrastructure, with Treasurer Andrew Constance announcing on Tuesday (17 June) almost $405 million being set ...

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 ...

A widening gap between the prosperity of Australia's regions, the need for strategic infrastructure investment and an uncertain outlook for youth employment in many regions are among ...

An unprecedented surge in infrastructure spending is a major factor responsible for a general decline in states' finances since 2006, a report has found.

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 ...

Despite nine months of successive expansion in house building and improvements in apartment construction, the national construction industry remained in negative territory in May.

A peak building industry association has called for more robust measures to tackle secondary boycotts in the building and construction industry in a submission to the government's ...

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