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Truckies under pressure: freight costs cut by $13m despite huge profit
Wesfarmers announced it has cut its freight costs by $13 million at a time when its revenue growth is up 3.8 per cent. Coles' revenues were up two per cent to $38 billion, the results ...
Ai Group: VIC long service scheme may cost employers $4m per year
In a major submission to the Inquiry into Portability of Long Service Leave Entitlements for Victorian Workers, the Australian Industry Group has demonstrated that a portable long ...
New principles to guide NT oil & gas industry operations
New guiding principles setting out how the onshore oil and gas industry should operate in the Northern Territory have been released.
Govt working with Illawarra community on steel future
Australian Minister for Industry and Science Ian Macfarlane has called a September 2015 meeting of key stakeholders in Wollongong to discuss a long-term economic strategy for the ...
6 Tips for Employing a Customer Loyalty Program That Works
If all our customers had the sort of loyalty a dog has for his master we'd have nothing to worry about. Unfortunately customer loyalty is as fickle as fashion and as reliable as the ...
New online permit system slashes turnaround times for QLD mining
Queensland's multi-billion dollar mining industry has done away with resource permit paperwork thanks to the state's world-leading online permit system.
How to build excellence into your operational maintenance program
Excellence is a great word. It's a word worth using in every aspect of your business and something you should strive for in everything you do. That includes all aspects of maintenance. ...
Australian uranium sector welcomes restart of Japanese nuclear reactor
The re-starting of Japan's first nuclear reactor in almost two years is good news for the Australian uranium sector.
Why it's time to bring manufacturing back to Australia
If you're old enough to be nostalgic about the 1960s, wistful thoughts probably revolve around black suited Beatles rather than boom times in manufacturing.
Fossil fuels approaching extinction with new Tesla battery
Wind and solar power is most definitely on the rise, with it currently comprising 22 per cent of generated electric energy. And with the introduction of Tesla’s Powerwall by renewable ...
Ai Group: emissions targets require deep cuts & major industry effort
Australian Industry Group Chief Executive, Innes Willox has said the emissions targets announced by the government will require deep cuts in Australia's emissions.
Productivity commission plan to improve resource project negotiations
The Productivity Commission has laid the blueprint for getting new major resource sector projects approved in Australia faster and more competitively, by proposing a more efficient ...
Darling Downs irrigators gain water flexibility
Darling Downs irrigators will have greater flexibility to purchase water licences and boost their businesses under changes made by the Queensland Government.
Developing advanced steels for a green nuclear-powered future
A University of Wollongong (UOW) researcher is working on new materials that could help make green nuclear power possible.
Are driverless tractors & drones the future of farming?
As precision farming methods are being utilised by over 50 per cent of the British countryside, it begs the question: has the new agricultural revolution come upon us?
$73.3 million investment in SA's next generation manufacturing
South Australian businesses will invest in the state's advanced manufacturing future, with $28.8 million of Government investment under the South Australian round of the Next Generation ...
Aust manufacturing & rural exports experienced growth in 2014-15
Australia's services, manufacturing and rural exports experienced strong growth in 2014-15, cushioning the impact of lower resource export earnings.
Govt invests $89bn for strong, sustainable naval shipbuilding industry
The Commonwealth Government is delivering a long-term plan for a strong and sustainable naval shipbuilding industry. Over the next 20 years the Government will invest over $89 billion ...
10 Great Podcasts For Business Managers
Podcasts aren't exactly new, but only recently have they started to be taken seriously as a medium. For years they were the online equivalent of amateur radio whereby a few profoundly ...
Australian PMI: Manufacturing stabilises in July
Activity across the Australian manufacturing sector stabilised in July, after contracting in June, with the Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index ...
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