AI Group

Ai Group reports on Australia’s supply chain vulnerabilities

Ai Group, the national employer association, has released the Australian Supply Chains: State of Play report to explore current business experience associated with supply chain pressures (particularly as they relate to sea freight), and connected impacts in other areas of policy.
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Alexandra HaynesDecember 21, 2021, 8:01 amDecember 21, 2021 Comments Off 113

Features

The Death of Collective Bargaining?

It looks and feels very much as if the economy has returned to recovery mode after this winter’s Delta disruption. The various forecasters differ a bit about the timing of the rebound, but they have in common the view that we are likely to have once again regained the lost ground by the middle of 2022.
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Alexandra HaynesDecember 8, 2021, 9:34 amDecember 8, 2021 Comments Off 103

Manufacturing News

Australian PMI reports mild manufacturing rebound in November

The Ai Group’s Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) rose by 4.4 points to 54.8 in November – the first month of improvement following three months of flat results for the Australian PMI.
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Alexandra HaynesDecember 2, 2021, 8:37 amDecember 2, 2021 Comments Off 97

Manufacturing News

Ai Group establishes ETIM International Australia and New Zealand

Ai Group has announced that it has been licensed to establish a chapter of ETIM International for Australia and New Zealand. It is an international standard for the classification of technical product data.
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Alexandra HaynesNovember 30, 2021, 8:15 amNovember 30, 2021 Comments Off 91

Manufacturing News

Australian manufacturing treads water in October, Ai Group says

The Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) eased by 0.8 points to 50.4 in October – a fourth consecutive month of deceleration and the weakest monthly result for the index since September 2020.
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Alexandra HaynesNovember 2, 2021, 8:38 amNovember 2, 2021 Comments Off 105

Features

Beginning of the end of the COVID crisis?

Hopefully, and especially given the changing attitudes towards living with COVID-19 seen in our two largest states, the beginning of the end of this crisis may be in sight.
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Alexandra HaynesOctober 28, 2021, 11:06 amOctober 28, 2021 Comments Off 94

Manufacturing News

Manufacturing recovery slows due to lockdowns in September

The Ai Group’s Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI) eased by 0.4 points to 51.2 in September, indicating a weaker rate of expansion across manufacturing and effectively stalling a solid period of recovery since late 2020.
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Alexandra HaynesOctober 4, 2021, 8:15 amOctober 2, 2021 Comments Off 97

Manufacturing News

August lockdowns impact on manufacturing expansion

The Australian Industry Group (AI Group), an Australian peak employer organisation, has released its Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI) report for August, which determined weak expansion across manufacturing.
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Alexandra HaynesSeptember 2, 2021, 8:31 amSeptember 2, 2021 0 97

Manufacturing News

Manufacturing capability will deliver “promising” solutions to Intergenerational Report, experts say

Manufacturing capability has been highlighted as the “most promising” solution to some key priorities outlined in the federal government’s Intergenerational Report. The report projects an outlook
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Alexandra HaynesJuly 1, 2021, 9:50 amJuly 1, 2021 0 93

Manufacturing News

Ai Group Australian PMI for May indicates expansion in sector

The Australian Industry Group (Ai Group), peak employer organisation, has shown a 0.1-point increase for May in its Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI), amounting to
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Alexandra HaynesJune 2, 2021, 8:47 amJune 2, 2021 0 113

Features

New national cadetship program needed to help businesses rise from COVID-19

By Innes Willox, Ai Group Chief Executive When the COVID-pandemic struck a little over a year ago apprenticeship commencements fell through the floor and young trainees were among the
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Caroline TungMay 13, 2021, 10:11 amMay 13, 2021 0 144

Manufacturing News

Australian PMI recovery strengthens in February 2021

The Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) increased by 3.5 points to 58.8 in February 2021. It is the index’s highest monthly result since March
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Caroline TungMarch 3, 2021, 8:10 amMarch 3, 2021 0 113

Manufacturing News

Australian business, union leaders to tackle sovereign manufacturing supply chain risks

Australian business and union leaders will meet today to discuss how major challenges identified by the manufacturing sector in the wake of the federal government’s Modern Manufacturing Strategy can
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Caroline TungFebruary 24, 2021, 10:34 amFebruary 24, 2021 0 111

Features

COVID-19: A shock for business and it’s far from over

In the first half of 2020, Australia suffered our first recession in over 30 years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Recovery commenced in Q3, but the economic fallout from this event for Australian business
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Caroline TungFebruary 17, 2021, 10:37 amFebruary 17, 2021 0 103

Features

Manufacturing jobs in Australia: long-term trends and the impact of COVID-19

The government’s response to the pandemic has highlighted the central role of manufacturing in recovering from this event and its importance in bolstering Australia’s economic resilience. What
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Caroline TungDecember 4, 2020, 10:36 amDecember 4, 2020 0 124

Manufacturing News

Australian PMI remains positive for November

The Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) has remained in growth territory for November at 52.1 points. Four of the six manufacturing sectors in the PMI
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Caroline TungDecember 2, 2020, 12:53 pmDecember 2, 2020 0 97

Manufacturing News

Australian manufacturing PMI surges in October

The Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) has expanded for the first time since July, increasing by 9.6 points to 56.3 in October. Solid growth in Australian
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Caroline TungNovember 2, 2020, 10:01 amApril 25, 2021 0 98

Manufacturing News

Ai Group welcomes easing of COVID-19 restrictions in Victoria

National employer association Ai Group has welcomed easing of Victoria’s COVID-19 restrictions on metropolitan Melbourne. Victorian Head of the Ai Group, Tim Piper, said the move will allow businesses
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Caroline TungOctober 28, 2020, 10:58 amOctober 28, 2020 0 123

Features

Reinvigorating Australia’s national climate policy

The domestic and international effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have had impacts on energy prices and emissions that look positive at first glance – a pre-existing decline in wholesale electricity prices
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Caroline TungOctober 23, 2020, 10:13 amOctober 23, 2020 0 94

Manufacturing News

Minister Andrews to open Industry 4.0 Advanced Manufacturing Forum

Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, Karen Andrews, will open the conference with a virtual keynote address on Tuesday, 20 October at 11am, to outline the government’s Modern Manufacturing
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Caroline TungOctober 16, 2020, 9:06 amOctober 16, 2020 0 103

AI Group

Ai Group reports on Australia’s supply chain vulnerabilities

The Death of Collective Bargaining?

Australian PMI reports mild manufacturing rebound in November

Ai Group establishes ETIM International Australia and New Zealand

Australian manufacturing treads water in October, Ai Group says

Beginning of the end of the COVID crisis?

Manufacturing recovery slows due to lockdowns in September

August lockdowns impact on manufacturing expansion

Manufacturing capability will deliver “promising” solutions to Intergenerational Report, experts say

Ai Group Australian PMI for May indicates expansion in sector

New national cadetship program needed to help businesses rise from COVID-19

Australian PMI recovery strengthens in February 2021

Australian business, union leaders to tackle sovereign manufacturing supply chain risks

COVID-19: A shock for business and it’s far from over

Manufacturing jobs in Australia: long-term trends and the impact of COVID-19

Australian PMI remains positive for November

Australian manufacturing PMI surges in October

Ai Group welcomes easing of COVID-19 restrictions in Victoria

Reinvigorating Australia’s national climate policy

Minister Andrews to open Industry 4.0 Advanced Manufacturing Forum

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