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Low-cost finance scheme for solar extended
Small businesses will be able to access low-cost finance to support the adoption of renewable energy, in a partnership between ...
Survey shows community attitudes towards businesses activity
Australians expect businesses to focus on more than just profits, a poll from the Committee for Economic Development of Australia ...
Export hubs program open for second round
Round two of the small and medium enterprises Export Hubs initiative is now open. The initiative supports industry to coalesce ...
Gap between Industry 4.0 leaders and majority of businesses “substantial”: report
In a report released on August 6, the Australian industry Group (Ai Group), outlined how Australian businesses are transitioning to ...
Global Business Innovation Conversation: speaking the language of innovation
Embracing innovation can be a difficult experience for some manufacturing firms, however at the second Global Business Innovation Conversation event ...
G20 puts forth agenda for energy transition and sustainable growth
Energy and environment ministers of G20 nations have adopted a statement outlining that the potential to transition to clean energy ...
Boosts for jobs in the Latrobe Valley
The Victorian state government is backing more Latrobe Valley businesses to create new jobs and drive economic growth. Minister for ...
Hundreds of jobs in danger despite timber mill purchase
The Victorian government has signed a deal to purchase the Heyfield Timber Mill, for an undisclosed sum. Despite the purchase ...
ABB motor sets world record in energy efficiency
ABB has achieved almost 100 per cent energy efficiency with its synchronous motor. Tests carried out on a 44 megawatt 6-pole ...
Q2 Innovation Index 2017
The Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce (AICC), has released the findings of its fifth dynamic innovation index in collaboration with Sky ...
Winners of Schneider’s Global System Integrator Alliance Partner Excellence Awards
Schneider Electric has announced the winners of its 2017 Global System Integrator Alliance Partner Excellence Awards. The awards recognise SI ...
Adelaide businesses soon to have super-fast internet
A plan to make Adelaide a hub for businesses requiring ultrafast Internet is a step closer with the installation of ...
NSW Budget: $73b for infrastructure and $96m for local businesses
The 2017 NSW Budget has been revealed, including $72.7 billion for infrastructure and $96 million to support local businesses. Here is ...
Chinese manufacturer opening Bunnings rival store in Sydney
Chinese building materials and homewares company China Lesso Group Holdings is opening its first exhibition space in Sydney. The company, ...
$52 million mattress factory approved for Brisbane
A $52 million Sleepmaker and Dunlop Foams factory has been approved for Murarrie, in south east Brisbane. The 35,216sqm factory ...
Australian minimum wage increases by 3.3 per cent
From July 1 this year, the national minimum wage will increase by 3.3 per cent. This means that Australia’s lowest-paid ...
Australia’s Global Supply Chain Agreement to sustain defence industry
BAE Systems Australia has welcomed the announcement of the renewal of Australia’s Global Supply Chain Agreement by Minister for Defence ...
Hundreds of job losses for QLD maintenance staff and train crew
Around 180 jobs are at risk as Aurizon announces plans to close its rollingstock maintenance workshop in Rockhampton, Queensland. The ...
Diversification the key to a resilient energy market
Australia’s energy markets are becoming more complex due to battery storage and rooftop solar, and diversifying the mix of energy ...
