Industrial Materials, Tools & Components Feature Articles

While most Australians are taking care to shield themselves from the harsh summer heat, scientists from the CSIRO Energy Transformed Flagship are working on ways to harness the sun’s ...

“There is no obstacle that can stand in the way of millions of voices calling for change.” In the week of President Obama's inauguration, his words are a noble call to us all to rise ...

The Federal Government’s Fair Work Bill has wide reaching implications for New South Wales’ employers and careful consideration must be given to the final shape of the legislation ...

Manufacturing activity has ended the year on a weak note, falling for a seventh consecutive month. The Australian Industry Group - PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of ...

"The announcement by the Minister for Immigration, Senator Chris Evans, that the Government would maintain existing permanent skilled migration levels recognises the important ...

SkillsTech Australia, a lead trades and technician training TAFE Institute, recently presented twenty Stoddart Manufacturing employees with Certificates in Competitive Manufacturing ...

Manufacturing activity fell for a sixth consecutive month in November, with the Australian Industry Group - PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index ...

“The Fair Work Bill introduced into Parliament is by and large a workable compromise being the outcome of extensive and testing negotiations over many months. The Government had to ...

CSIRO economists are inviting people in Canberra, Sydney and southern NSW to join the Australian Knowledge Exchange (AKX) – an online prediction market, which aims to forecast water ...

Western Australia has entered a new era in recycling and waste management with the passage of the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Bill through Parliament.

Minister for Trade, Simon Crean, has announced the 84 enterprises that have been selected as finalists in the 2008 Australian Export Awards, which recognise outstanding achievements ...

Hope is a much underrated emotion in economics. I saw a demonstration of this on election day in the United States. Let me explain. Source: Tim Harcourt.

Project cargo specialists, Project Professionals Group, has produced a Pocket Booklet designed to be an essential business tool for logistics professionals.

The Government's announcement of a funding boost for training is positive, but must go further, the CFMEU has said.

Plastic injection molding is a process widely used to produce most plastic items. Manufacturers employ this process for making plastic parts from thermoplastic and thermosetting ...

Green building practices do more than reduce greenhouse gas emissions, energy costs and waste.

NSW’s leading business group, the NSW Business Chamber, has released its submission to Infrastructure Australia on the development of a National Infrastructure Priority List.

An Australian Industry Group / Deloitte CEO Survey has highlighted the critical importance of lifting the performance of Australia’s broadband network.

“The Government’s $10.4 Billion Economic Security package provides timely insurance for the local economy against the risks from the global crisis and equally timely support against ...

What a roller coaster ride it has been in the past week or so. The events are so unprecedented that they have now entered the realms of psychology rather than economics.