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Australian PMI®: Manufacturing industry output continues to fall 5/5/2009

Australian manufacturing industry output fell for the eleventh consecutive month in April, continuing to trawl uncharted lows.

Solutions needed to boost Aust’s skills and raise productivity 4/29/2009

Fresh approaches to national skills training are urgently needed in order to meet the challenges of the economic downturn and to position Australia for a return to growth and ...

Construction workers join forces to make united stand for safety 4/29/2009

Nationwide meetings of construction workers have condemned the use of coercive powers by the Australian Building and Construction Commission and will vote on a campaign of industrial ...

New strong intellectual property growth for green innovations 4/28/2009

A 250 per cent jump in green trade marks in the energy sector over the past five years – compared to the previous five years – is one indicator showing strong growth in intellectual ...

Brisbane industrial electrical drafting company powers up Aust 4/21/2009

The first liquid natural gas plant built in Australia in 30 years has just completed construction in Western Australia and BESST, a Brisbane Industrial Electrical Drafting company, ...

Workplace flexibility needed to succeed in a tough environment 4/20/2009

A near capacity audience has heard that workplace flexibility will be a key component for businesses to survive the current economic downturn, and flourish in its aftermath.

NSW unemployment hits 6.9%, business needs payroll tax break 4/16/2009

NSW’s serious unemployment rate of 6.9% supported the urgent need for the Federal Government to fund a 50% payroll tax holiday across the entire country to take off some of the ...

GBCA ticks Qld Premier's 'cleaner, greener buildings policy' 4/14/2009

Australia's leading green building organisation has confirmed its support for a national move towards minimum six star energy efficiency ratings for all new Australian homes.

Business welcomes NSW Govt's commitment to cut red tape 4/8/2009

NSW’s leading business organisation, NSW Business Chamber has welcomed the NSW Government’s response to the Jobs Summit and its commitment to cut red tape on businesses by $500 ...

Warning issued to check the ID of WorkSafe inspectors 4/7/2009

WorkSafe has issued a warning to businesses to carefully check the identification of anyone claiming to be a WorkSafe inspector.

NSW is sitting on $12 billion economic stimulus in unused leave 3/31/2009

NSW Business Chamber has welcomed the launch of Tourism Australia’s “No Leave No Life” Campaign to encourage Australian employees to use their $33.3 billion stockpile of annual leave ...

Destination anywhere: Which export markets matter the most? 3/30/2009

When it comes to trade most of the news is ‘big picture’. We hear about the Doha round in the World Trade Organisation (WTO), APEC summits and in more recent years, bilateral and ...

New Workplace laws pose another big implementation challenge 3/30/2009

"With the passage of the Fair Work Bill through Parliament employers face big challenges to understand the requirements of the new workplace relations system ahead of the implementation ...

Hard proof that contaminated sites can be cleaned up in Aust 3/23/2009

Concrete proof that Australia can clean up highly contaminated sites thoroughly, safely and economically is emerging from a new national programme.

Building is the key to ACT reaching its greenhouse gas targets 3/17/2009

Australia's leading green building organisation has told the ACT Legislative Assembly that improving energy efficiency in buildings is the key to reaching greenhouse gas targets.

Construction continues to slip into broad-based industry decline 3/16/2009

The national construction industry continued to contract in February at a more rapid rate than the previous month as weak market demand and confidence led to further cutbacks in new ...

National campaign looks at new and young workers in hospitality 3/11/2009

Workplace safety authorities across Australia have launched a national workplace safety campaign targeted at new and young workers in the hospitality industry.

Business 6 point plan to cut $700M in red tape and save jobs 3/10/2009

NSW’s largest business organisation, NSW Business Chamber will use Premier Rees’ two day jobs summit to outline a six-point plan to cut business red tape costs by more than $700 ...

New barrier coating offers new savings for aluminium smelters 3/4/2009

A barrier coating developed through CSIRO’s Light Metals Flagship offers aluminium smelters significant annual savings in reduced consumption of petroleum coke alone.

Activity and employment is down as new orders and stocks fall 3/3/2009

In releasing the Australian Industry Group-PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI®) Ai Group Chief Executive Heather Ridout said: "The ...

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