The Australian Industry Group (AI Group), Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) has risen by 3.8 points to 54.8 in April, marking the fastest growth across the manufacturing sector.
The
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Automotive closure fails to slow manufacturing growth
October marked a second year of growth in the Australian manufacturing industry, despite the closure of the automotive assembly sector in South Australia.
Six of the eight manufacturing sub-sectors expanded
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Stars align as Australian manufacturers record strongest month since 2002
Australian manufacturing recorded its highest monthly expansion for 15 years in August, according to the latest industry figures.
The Australian Industry (Ai) Group’s Australian Performance of Manufacturing
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Telstra’s power costs up $100m; company calls for price correction
Telstra has reportedly seen its power costs increase by $100 million in the past year, with a senior executive calling on Industry Minister Arthur Sinodinos for urgent action to address Australia’s
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QLD govt takes action on non-conforming building products
The Queensland Government is working to address the impact of non-conforming products on the state’s building and construction industry, an issue which was highlighted in a 2013 report from the Australian
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Australian Industry Group elects new head
Thales chief executive, Chris Jenkins, has been elected the president of the Australian Industry Group (AIG).
Jenkins replaces Noel Cornish who had been president since November 2013 and has been active
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AIG PMI sees continued decline, weak exports and high costs for manufacturing
The Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index showed the sector continued to shrink in April, with low exports, slow activity in Victoria and high input costs featuring in the results.
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Manufacturing shrunk in November, says AIG PMI figures
The Australian Industry Group – PwC Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index shows that the industry shrunk in November.
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Brumby review calls for tougher anti-dumping laws
Australia is under-performing when it comes to preventing dumping from importers, according to the Brumby Anti-Dumping Review.
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IR missing from Asian Century white paper: industry
The release of the Australia in the Asian Century white paper has cited new opportunities for Australian manufacturers, but industry have criticised the paper’s neglect of industrial relations reform.
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IR announcement disappoints business leaders
Business groups have said the federal government’s response to the Fair Work Act Review do not go far enough.
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PMI shows manufacturing decline continues
The Australian Industry Group - PwC Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI®) survey for September shows the sector’s decline was not arrested last month.
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ACTU demands changes on holiday pay
Employers have criticised demands by unions for workers to be paid for public holidays on which they are not scheduled to work, The Australian reports.
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Manufacturing still shrinking
The Australian Industry Group/PwC Performance of Manufacturing Index crept up five points to 45.3 for the month of August, but the sector continues to shrink.
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Axing carbon tax floor price not enough: Opposition, AIG
Yesterday’s decision to remove the floor price on carbon of $15 per tonne was welcomed by the sharemarket and the AIG, but some are saying it doesn’t do enough.
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Ai Group, Gillard at odds over workplace deregulation, productivity
Last night’s Australian Industry Group annual dinner saw the Prime Minister and the Ai Group butt heads.
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