Over 100 firefighters were onsite at a factory fire in Dandenong South last night, with the Country Fire Authority warning residents in neighbouring suburbs that smoke continued to be an issue this morning.

Epicor Software announces that Gelita, the world’s leading supplier of collagen proteins has gone live with Epicor’s next-generation enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution.

A mass protest of 5,000 Cambodian garment factory workers has forced their company to reverse its decision to dismiss 700 workers.

Activity in the Australian manufacturing sector fell in August. It has now fallen for 26 consecutive months, according to the PMI.

According to a number of CEOs spoken to by a national newspaper, executives are hoping that the next party or parties to form government will have a clear mandate and the ability to restore confidence among consumers and business.