Electrical & Power Generation Equipment Feature Articles for Australian Industry

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Business leaders call for action on energy prices 8/3/2017

High energy costs are a crisis for Australian businesses. The General Council of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, representing over 300,000 Australian businesses, ...

Businesses and households paying for energy policy mess 7/20/2017

The COAG Energy Council must act to achieve price reductions across the energy market and ensure the reliability and security of the system, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and ...

Tesla and Stockland charge ahead to drive future of electric cars 6/15/2017

The Australian Government has welcomed the expansion of Tesla car charging stations to include 31 Stockland shopping centres around the country.

Electrical industry slams fed govt for axing Industry Skills Fund 12/21/2016

Master Electricians Australia has recently slammed the federal government for its announcement on 19 December 2016 that the Industry Skills Fund (ISF) will be axed on December 31 ...

Australian PMI®: manufacturing stabilises in September 10/6/2016

After a sharp drop in August, the Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI®) regained 2.9 points to record a broadly stable 49.8 in ...

Oil and gas exploration is vital for Australia’s energy security 9/29/2016

Banning oil and gas exploration in the Great Australian Bight would potentially increase Australia’s reliance on imported oil and deprive South Australia of much-needed new investment ...

New gas pipeline project in Qld offers jobs 9/8/2016

A new $80 million gas pipeline project in southern Queensland would offer 170 jobs, State Development Minister Anthony Lynham said 7 September 2016.

6 Great Podcasts for Manufacturing Professionals 9/1/2016

If you’re not up to speed with podcasts, they’re a great way to stay up to speed with anything and everything while, well, operating at speed.

Manufacturing people power: full time or labour hire? 8/11/2016

With eCommerce and an ever-growing market of impatient customers expecting everything yesterday, manufacturing has never faced more challenges.

FIFO workmates urged to ask R U OK? 8/4/2016

WITH up to 1 in 3 fly-in fly-out workers reportedly experiencing mental health difficulties[1], suicide prevention organisation R U OK? is urging workmates to support one another ...

Training Supervisors to Improve Health and Wellbeing of Employees 7/27/2016

Mental and stress related disorders such as depression, anxiety and burnout account for a large percentage of all work-related health problems.

The Future of Manufacturing: It’s a Very Small World 7/20/2016

Where do we look when we're developing new ways to improve the quality of our products and reduce their cost?

Does Brexit have any fibre? 7/14/2016

What exactly is this British breakfast cereal that's got everyone in a tizz?

Overhaul tackles coal workers' health 7/14/2016

Tougher coal dust controls, new and better testing, and better trained medicos are the backbone of a new regime to protect the health of the state’s 5500 underground coal miners.

Women considered better industry workers. Or not? 6/30/2016

Women and industry workplace settings aren’t a common picture that comes to mind.

Be prepared - wage rate changes effective 1 July 2016 6/30/2016

A new National Minimum Wage comes into effect from the first pay period on or after tomorrow, July 1.

Manufacturers plan for more investment and new jobs 6/23/2016

Australia's manufacturers remain upbeat thanks to an uptick in home building activity and the lower Australian dollar, although the surge in confidence of late last year is abating, ...

Reinventing Company Culture to Increase Employee Engagement and Safety 6/15/2016

Company culture, an elusive and often overlooked and undervalued concept.

Cautious approach needed on apprenticeship quotas: ACCI 6/9/2016

Labor is right to seek ways to reverse the slide in apprenticeship numbers but its proposal for quotas on government-funded infrastructure projects needs to be considered with caution, ...

Supporting innovative businesses to drive jobs and growth 6/9/2016