Today marks Professor Ian Chubb’s final day as Australia’s Chief Scientist. It’s a position he’s held for almost five years, during some of Australia’s most turbulent political times.
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Australian industry can learn from its manufacturing ‘outliers’
Australia’s manufacturing industry is in decline. Yet some businesses are managing to buck the trend.
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Looking at the future through graphene goggles
Laying out the potential of graphene as a new super-metal.
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Senate committee draws battle lines ahead of carbon price fight
With the knock back of the carbon tax repeal, things look to get messy for industry.
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Red tape: not as straightforward as Abbott’s pledge to repeal
Macquarie University's Michael Quilter discusses the impact of red tape, and of its proposed removal.
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Self-driving cars and autonomous robots: where to now?
Michael Brünig examines the future of automation.
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Three secrets to a sustainable workplace
To remain competitive in changing economic conditions, businesses must balance the three facets of energy usage, resource consumption and safety. Michael Loke* discusses the implications for business.
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Three secrets to a sustainable workplace
To remain competitive in changing economic conditions, businesses must balance the three facets of energy usage, resource consumption and safety. Michael Loke* discusses the implications for business.
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Unsafe practices cost companies thousands
FAILING to act on three safety improvement notices has cost a Rochester metal fabrication company three convictions and $11,000 in fines and court costs.
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How the sub-prime crisis can affect you
IT’S a phenomenon that some experts are calling the “perfect storm” – the convergence of events emanating from the US that have thrown world financial markets into turmoil, and with rising inflation, has pushed Australian interest rates to decade highs.
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Business Process Networks: what have you automated in your supply chain?
ALL manufacturers know that effective collaboration with their trading community of suppliers and customers is necessary for success.
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