Shipbuilder Austal has laid off 26 people from its base in Western Austraila as well as in Spain.
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Arium may cut back steel division
Arrium may exit or sell businesses in its struggling steel division. Such a move would raise the possibility of job losses.
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Boral cuts 100 more local jobs: report
Building materials group Boral has cut a further 100 Australian jobs as part of its current drive to rationalise its businesses in Australia and the US.
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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 jobs to return to the UK in the next decade: report
Advances in production technologies, along with rising costs and regulations overseas are likely to result in as many as 200,000 manufacturing jobs returning to the UK over the next decade.
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Fears for local economy after Boyne Valley loses sawmill jobs
Locals are concerned about the future after job losses at Builyan and Theodore sawmills.
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Boeing plans to cut international workforce by up to 1,700
Up to 700 employees from Boeing's international engineering workforce will be laid off this year, with notices going out to 100 workers on Friday.
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Business urges governments to look to the long-term
The Business Council of Australia and others are planning to launch a campaigning to convince politicians from all sides to govern for the long-term good.
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Mining council blasts government plan to save manufacturing jobs
The local content part of federal government’s plan to assist manufacturers is “cumbersome”, a threat to commercial confidentiality and could actually destroy jobs, according to the Minerals Council of Australia.
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500 Holden workers to lose jobs
400 workers at Holden’s Elizabeth plant in SA are to lose their jobs. In addition, a further 100 jobs at the company’s Victorian plant have also been made redundant.
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Shell Geelong refinery looking for a buyer
Geelong’s Shell refinery is up for sale, its owner Royal Dutch Shell announced on Thursday, with an estimated 450 jobs at risk if a buyer is not found by the end of next year and the site is converted into an import terminal.
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Manufacturing lost 30,800 jobs in February quarter: ABS
Quarterly figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that the manufacturing sector lost 30,800 jobs in the most recent period.
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Manufacturing continues to lead economic output in Geelong
Geelong’s manufacturing industry continues to contribute more than any other industry to the region’s economy, new figures show.
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Manufacturing Australia statement given by Sue Morphet
Manufacturing is the silent workhorse of the Australian economy. Through job creation, import replacement and maximising the value of our natural resources, manufacturing delivers tremendous benefits to the nation.
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CSR pushed by difficult environment to shrink glass business
CSR announced yesterday that it would cut 150 jobs at Viridian, its poorly-performing glass division, due to a challenging environment for building products manufacturers.
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CSR cuts glass-making operations
CSR’s loss-making Viridian subsidiary will lose 150 jobs and have two of its factories shut, the company announced this morning.
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WA manufacturing employment growing: Buswell
WA Treasurer Troy Buswell says employment in the state's manufacturing sector has increased, and the sector is coping with the pressures of the mining boom.
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Government expected rush new workplace changes through parliament
Federal workplace relations minister Bill Shorten is expected to make a statement today on an expansion of the Fair Work Commission’s powers, allowing them to arbitrate on things including disputes on new workplace agreements and workplace access by union officials.
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Boral continues restructuring process
Building materials manufacturer Boral announced this morning that it would merge its construction materials and cement divisions, and has made a senior manager redundant.
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Apprentice wages not keeping up with reality: ETU
Research produced by the University of Sydney Workplace Research Centre has shown that many apprentices are living below the poverty line, says the Electrical Trades Union.
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