The Coalition’s innovation policy released today is proof of Tony Abbott’s lack of economic judgement, claims the Innovation Minister, Senator Kim Carr.
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Flexible workplaces key to survival
Ai Group will work with the Government to ensure industrial workplaces remain flexible and productive to ensure manufacturers ride the financial tides, Heather Ridout writes for Manufacturers’ Monthly.
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WA Safety Show starts this week
Western Australia's largest workplace safety trade show, the WA Safety Show, will offer free OSH law workshops and thousands of practical safety solutions when it runs from Tuesday 24 to Thursday 26 August.
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EFIC puts spotlight on commodity markets, debt hangovers
The August issue of EFIC’s newsletter, World Risk Developments, examines developments in three areas: world commodity markets, countries with a debt hangover from the global financial crisis, and Africa.
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Hung parliament worrying for business: Ai Group
The prospect of a hung parliament and a Senate where a minor party holds the balance of power in its own right, is a worrying outcome for business, claims Australian Industry Group chief executive, Heather Ridout.
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Victorian Direct Manufacturing Centre to boost global competition
A new Direct Manufacturing Centre has been established in Melbourne by a consortium led by CSIRO to help make the state’s manufacturing industries more environmentally friendly, productive and globally-competitive
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EFIC provides $50m loan for Orica nitrate plant
Australian export credit agency, Export Finance and Insurance Corporation, has provided to Orica a ten-year, $50 million direct loan to assist with Orica’s investment in the construction of an industrial-grade ammonium nitrate plant in Indonesia by PT Kaltim Nitrate Indonesia.
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BlueScope reports $192m profit in 2010 financial year
BlueScope Steel has announced a $192 million profit for the 2010 financial year compared with the previous twelve months.
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BlueScope signs Nippon Steel for coated steel production
BlueScope Steel (BSL) has signed a long-term joint collaborative technical agreement with Nippon Steel Corporation (NSC) of Japan to develop next-generation coated steel products for global building and construction markets.
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Abbott Government to hurt pharmaceuticals manufacturing: Carr
The Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Kim Carr, says Tony Abbott has ignored the pharmaceutical industry’s support for the Government’s new R&D Tax Credit, a move Carr says will deny businesses better assistance for research and development.
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Wormald holds emergency fire safety courses
Wormald is calling on companies to ensure their employees are properly trained so that they know how to respond in an emergency fire situation.
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Budding manufacturers to enter SolidWorks motorbike design competition
Intercad has joined forces with Triple Eight Race Engineering and Racetech Steel to champion the Electric Superbike Project, a community-based initiative which calls on budding engineers and manufacturers to create and build a completely unique motorbike.
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Signet releases new warehousing catalogue
National warehouse, packaging and office supplies company, Signet, has released its latest catalogue of products from brands including 3M, Unisafe and Pentel, available for manufacturers and warehouses around Australia.
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More businesses turning to AMAG logo
The number of businesses recognising the importance of branding their products as Australian in order to reach consumers has reached a new high, according to Australian Made.
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Rockwell Automation user conference hitting Brisbane
Registrations are now open for Rockwell Automation’s RSTechED Brisbane user conference from 14–16 September.
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More businesses turning to AMAG logo
The number of businesses recognising the importance of branding their products as Australian in order to reach consumers has reached a new high, according to Australian Made.
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Rockwell Automation user conference hitting Brisbane
Registrations are now open for Rockwell Automation's RSTechED Brisbane user conference from 14-16 September.
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Global semiconductor business benefits from Swisslog storage solution
AVNET Logistics, a global distributor of semiconductor, interconnect, passive, electromechanical and electronic systems components, has implemented an AutoStore system by Swisslog.
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Labor government to support Simplot upgrade: Carr
A campaign notice from Innovation Minister Senator Kim Carr’s office has suggested that a re-elected Gillard Labor Government would help to secure over 600 jobs in North Western Tasmanian.
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Westpac to hold financial management workshops
Manufacturing is a business which requires significant financial knowledge to avoid the pitfalls of poor cash flow management and declining profitability, says Westpac.
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