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Processing company fined $60,000 over death of worker 12/16/2009

A Geraldton lobster processing company has been fined $60,000 for failing to provide a work environment free from hazards after an employee died as a result of a workplace fall in ...

Jargon in business publications alienates customers 12/15/2009

Using business jargon is common amongst colleagues in specific industries, but the acronyms, language and lingo spoken in these circles is typically not so well known outside the ...

Changes to GST formula biggest threat to NSW budget 12/15/2009

The 2009-10 half-yearly Budget review released recently by NSW Treasurer Eric Roozendaal provided further confirmation that the NSW economy was strengthening, said NSW Business ...

Boosting AUS productivity through education and training 12/14/2009

The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), Australia's largest and most representative business organisation, has set out the case for boosting Australia's productivity ...

How to successfully build a great management team 12/10/2009

A company is not a democracy – it's better. In a democracy, the majority wins. In a good management team, all positive input wins, and all negative input is dismissed. Achieving that ...

Crisis did not cut hours during the economic downturn 12/10/2009

During the global financial crisis workers who stayed in their jobs did not reduce their working hours, despite widespread government and commentator claims that cuts in hours had ...

Technology to track farmers' greenhouse emissions 12/10/2009

Despite being exempt from the emissions trading scheme, farmers are still being encouraged to be good corporate citizens and a new tool developed at Queensland University of Technology ...

Less than a month left to take advantage of 50% tax break 12/8/2009

NSW Business Chamber is reminding NSW’s small business owners that they have less than a month left to take advantage of the Federal Government’s 50 percent small business tax break ...

Australia not 'out on its own' on climate change legislation 12/8/2009

New climate change legislation will not leave Australia 'out on its own', a review of similar regulation around Asia has revealed.

CPRS: Business reprieve should not defer investment 12/7/2009

The rejection by the Senate of the Carbon Pollution Seduction Scheme legislation provides an opportunity to iron out remaining flaws in scheme design and timing, but should not be ...

Fair Work AUS’s minimum wage panel appointed 12/4/2009

The Minister for Workplace Relations, Julia Gillard, has announced the three specialist members of Fair Work Australia's Minimum Wage Panel.

Manufacturing growth remains modest but currency bites 12/4/2009

Manufacturing activity grew for the fourth consecutive month in November with the latest Australian Industry Group - PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of Manufacturing ...

SA makes plans to clean-up in the clean up business 12/2/2009

South Australia has all the skills, resources and institutional framework required to create a new national export industry servicing the land and water clean-up needs of site ...

How to deal with unproductive staff 12/1/2009

Dealing with an unproductive staff can be a challenge for even the most experienced leader. There could be many reasons that are feeding the productivity problem, and once the issue ...

Govt construction drives non-residential building rebound 11/30/2009

The dramatic plunge in Australia's non-residential building sector during 2008/09 is set to be halted by the large injections of government funds flowing into the education and health ...

“Go Home On Time Day” represents 1950s mentality 11/30/2009

NSW’s largest business organisation, NSW Business Chamber, said attempts to regiment Australian workers back into a strict 9-5pm working day focused on hours worked rather than on ...

CPRS deal: Small business left exposed 11/30/2009

The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), Australia’s largest and most representative business organisation, has called on the Australian Government and Federal Opposition ...

The road towards a low carbon future for construction 11/27/2009

With the Copenhagen climate change negotiations looming large, the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) has been working closely with the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) ...

The Great Escape – how AUS exporters thrived in the GFC 11/27/2009

This year – the year of the global financial crisis (GFC) – was meant to be the year of trade Armageddon.

Research centre launch to boost AUS manufacturing 11/26/2009

Senator Kim Carr, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research has launched the Australian Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AusAMRC), established to design and ...

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