The Chairman of the COAG Reform Council, Paul McClintock, has released the first report to the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) on performance against the National Partnership Agreement to Deliver a Seamless National Economy—an integral part of COAG’s reform agenda.
Export Finance and Insurance Corporation has announced its third annual Global Readiness index (GRi) will be conducted in March this year.
The manufacturing industry has had a positive start to 2010, according to the Australian Industry Group. The latest seasonally adjusted Australian Industry Group - PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) indicates a 2.5 points rise to 51.0 in January
While further weakness is expected, there are also some encouraging signs indicating a better year ahead for Australian manufacturing in 2010.
The Chairman of Boral Limited, Dr Ken Moss, announced last week that the Board has appointed Mr Mark Selway as the next Chief Executive Officer of Boral Limited, effective from 1 January 2010.
Australia has moved up three places to be ranked 15th out of 133 countries in the World Economic Forum's (WEF) 2009-10 Global Competitiveness Index rankings.
Results of research commissioned by Australian Made, Australian Grown (AMAG) shows its logo has a positive impact on the export sales of products displaying the mark.
Since taking out Manufacturer of the Year 2007, it has been a busy time for precision engineering company Production Parts. Katherine Crichton caught up with MD Peter Nicholls to find out more.
TOYOTA Motor Corp. has announced it plans to resume a weekend production schedule in September to meet strong demand for the remodeled Prius hybrid sparked by government tax breaks and subsidies for fuel-efficient cars.
Research commissioned by the Australian Made, Australian Grown (AMAG) Campaign has found that AMAG licensees are keen exporters, with 44% of all licensees currently active in export markets and another 16% intending to start exporting within the next 12 months.