Australia’s quest to develop a stronger innovation ecosystem has seen a growing focus on the income tax system, and whether it should be used as a lever to help achieve this goal.
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Dying for work: the changing face of work-related injuries
The new challenges faced in workplace health and safety, and the costs involved.
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Cat forecasts dire future, signals share buyback
Iconic yellow machinery manufacturer Caterpillar says it doesn’t expect much of a turnaround as it heads into 2014.
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Going with THE FLOW
An Australian truck body manufacturer is bringing business home.
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WesTrac sacks 60 apprentices, union claims 457 workers stay on
Amongst the hundreds of job cuts WesTrac has made the Australian Manufacturing Workers union says dozens of apprentices have lost their jobs.
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1500 jobs on the line as Rio decides on Gove
The future of Rio Tinto’s Gove alumina refinery in the Northern Territory is expected to be decided as early as this week.
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Woodside exec named new WesTrac boss
Seven Group Holdings has announced it is appointing a new chief executive for its subsidiary WesTrac Australia.
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Rio Tinto sells down stake in aluminium manufacturer
Mining major Rio Tinto has sold off the majority of its stake in aluminium products maker Constellium NV for about $330 million.
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Worker injured at shipyard
A worker has been seriously injured at a shipyard this morning in Henderson, Western Australia.
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Sandvik cuts NSW manufacturing jobs
Mining equipment manufacturer Sandvik will cut 37 jobs from its New South Wales operations as it battles weaker demand.
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Bradken’s sales drop 10 per cent, warns more job losses to come
Mining services company Bradken is warning more job cuts are on the horizon as the company struggles deal with the mining downturn.
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Cat to cut jobs, funding puts more at risk
Caterpillar is set to axe more jobs, this time its while collar workers based in the US are reportedly in the firing line.
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Austrade’s Asian transformation
Asia poses both a threat and significant opportunity to Australian manufacturers, Austrade's Phillip Bourke told the Manufacturers' Monthly Leaders' Summit. By Alex Heber.
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WA mining lab fire, workers evacuated
A fire in an extraction filter at a commercial laboratory in Maddington has prompted the evacuation of about 50 workers.
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How steel changed the world: INFOGRAPHIC
Steel is essential for modern living, it is credited for the rise of the industrial world and its demand is almost insatiable.
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Westrac slashes 10% of workforce
Westrac, Australia's main Caterpillar supplier, is cutting more than 300 jobs.
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Surviving the downturn, a guide for small to medium enterprises
At first glance, there are not many positives coming out of the coal sector, with dropping commodity prices, miners operating on thinner margins, deferred projects and investment, and job losses.
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Drill manufacturer cuts over 1000 jobs
Massive cuts across the contract mining sector have come home to roost as drilling service and manufacturing company Boart Longyear slashes over 1000 jobs from its operations globally this year.
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Troubled explosives manufacturer records profit jump
Mining service and chemicals company Orica has today announced a half year profit increase to $267 million, up 6 per cent compared to the same time last year.
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Manufacturing 2.0: The additive era
Since the industrial revolution manufacturing has meant cumbersome factories, production lines, machinery, labour and striving for the creation of economies of scale.
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