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During a visit to China to strengthen bilateral trade and investment links, the Minister for Trade the Hon Simon Crean MP has launched Australia’s official business programme for ...

A measure of the success of the 2020 Summit will be whether it identifies ways we can lift our game as a nation by setting new national targets and ambitions,” Australian Industry ...

John Norman Button, the man who did more than anyone else to make Australian manufacturing competitive died earlier this week. Source: Tim Harcourt.

NSW Business Chamber Central Coast in partnership with 10,000 Friends of Greater Sydney has released a blueprint on the long-term future of the Central Coast.

Manufacturing activity remained subdued in March with the Australian Industry Group - PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI®) falling ...

Let me start by laying my cards on the table. Do I support manufacturing? You bet I do.

WorkSafe has issued a reminder to workers engaged in high risk work that they need to obtain a licence to perform that work.

"Much is at stake in the success of the May Federal Budget for business, the economy and the community as a whole," Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) Chief Executive Heather Ridout ...

NSW’S largest business group NSW Business Chamber has welcomed an increase in GST funding for NSW in 2008/09.

How to save tens of thousands of dollars annually with new 'off the shelf' water management technologies will be demonstrated at NAPCO's Monkira Station on Friday 4th April.

It is time Australia stopped treating flyash from coal-fired power generation as a waste - and started to regard it as a valuable resource with many end-uses.

Simon Crean has announced a comprehensive review of Australia's export policies and programs.

The national construction industry continued to expand in February despite a slowing in the rate of growth with the Australian Industry Group - Housing Industry Association Performance ...

New research released by the Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) estimates that Australia’s annual rate of growth over the next ten years is set to struggle to reach 3 percent.

"I am very pleased to serve on the Business Advisory Group announced by the Deputy Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, to assist in shaping the new workplace relations system," Australian ...

At a mining conference in South Africa recently, I met an unusual participant. He as a sports executive rather than a mining magnate and he was meeting the most important people in ...

“The draft ten National Employment Standards released recently for public comment needs careful consideration and road-testing the legislation is the right move,” Ai Group Chief ...

Workplace safety and health authorities across Australia and New Zealand are joining forces in February and March to target the prevention of falls in the construction industry.

Global market turbulence contributed to a cautious start to the year for manufacturers with the leading market indicator for manufacturing activity, the Australian Industry Group - ...

Africa was once a no-go zone in terms of trade and investment. Source: Tim Harcourt, Austrade.