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The services sector activity contracted for a sixth successive month in September, although the rate of decline eased for the first time since May.

“Deputy Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, has provided important new details on the Government’s workplace relations agenda. While a number of the measures will be welcomed by industry, ...

In the current economic climate, companies face some of the most complex business environments for many years.

WorkSafe has issued a reminder that some workers engaged in high risk work have only a few weeks in which to obtain a licence to perform that work.

“The Federal Government needs to take decisive action to preserve the small business redundancy pay exemption following a statement by the Australian Industrial Relations Commission ...

“The Cutler Review into Australia’s National Innovation System represents an ambitious set of measures to lift Australia’s innovation effort,” Australian Industry Group Chief Executive ...

Professor Ross Garnaut's recommendation for a 10% cut in Australian greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 was put forward with the acknowledgement that it did not go far enough to achieve ...

Swift and bipartisan action is needed to streamline government, minimise waste and mismanagement and help hard working Australian businesses get on with the job, according to NSW’s ...

Manufacturing activity remained below the key 50.0 level separating expansion from contraction in August, with the Australian Industry Group - PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian ...

Simon Crean is a born negotiator. As a young official with the Storeman and Packers Union (now the Nation Union of Workers) he famously negotiated a major case in the wool stores, ...

Our politicians would be wise to take heed of the Auditor General’s report into the privatisation of the state’s electricity assets. Source: Kevin MacDonald.

The Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) is Australia's leading industry organisation representing 10,000 employers in manufacturing, construction, automotive, telecommunications, ...

"In the past 20 to 30 years, researchers have been able to shrink the size of devices and the size of the patterns that you need to make those devices, following the use of the same ...

Manufacturing activity continued to weaken in July, with the Australian Industry Group - PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI®) ...

As ‘The Airport Economist’ I get around a bit and am actually contributing this commentary from Beijing, a city in the midst of the frenzy of the 2008 Olympic Games. Source: Tim ...

The Olympic Games are upon us again and the world’s eyes turn to Beijing as China has its long awaited turn to play host to the world’s athletes. Source: Tim Harcourt.

Australia has signed a new free trade agreement (FTA) with the South American nation of Chile. The pact with Chile is the first FTA under the new Rudd Labor Government. Source: Tim ...

CSIRO is developing new wireless technologies for locating, tracking, sensing and communicating in areas where global positioning systems (GPS) do not work.

Have you printed your bus schedule today? Sent an e-mail? Made an online payment? At a time when information and communication technology (ICT) is becoming increasingly critical for ...

Much comment has been made about the problems faced by companies in manufacturing and industry. These problems are real and growing, leading to manufacturers going overseas or sourcing ...