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Australians don’t like beer anymore?
The popularity of imported beers and cider is making it increasingly difficult for Australian brewers to stay afloat.
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Quickstep to develop automotive composites for Audi and the German government
Perth’s Quickstep Holdings has teamed-up with car manufacturer Audi and the German government to develop cost-effective solutions for high-volume automotive ...
Australian Toyota Camry expected to raise $1 billion in export revenue
Toyota Australia's locally-built, seventh-generation Camry is now available in auto showrooms around Australia, with the new model expected to become ...
Australian steel giants report weak 2011 results
Australia’s steel manufacturing industry could be looking down the road of obscurity, with the country’s two largest steel producers, BlueScope ...
OEM Technology Solutions wins NSW Technology export award
Sydney rail and transport manufacturer OEM Technology Solutions has won the major technology export prize at the 2011 NSW ATS ...
Australia, US join historic partnership to eradicate trade tariffs
Australia and the US are part of an historic new trade deal that will see nine countries phase-out import and ...
Anti-dumping policy to be strengthened, regardless of government
Prime minister Julia Gillard and federal opposition leader Tony Abbott are finally in agreement on the introduction of a new ...
Australia’s Holden Cruze 2012 hatch running off production lines
The first Australian-designed and made Holden Cruze hatchback models have begun driving off the production lines at the company’s Elizabeth, ...
Has the Australia-US Free Trade Agreement been good for both parties?
The Australia-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has just completed its seventh year. The itch is supposed to begin in the ...
Government export finance guarantees Quickstep JSF composites success
Perth’s Quickstep Holdings Limited has secured a finance guarantee from the government’s Export Finance & Insurance Corporation (EFIC) to help ...
Queensland medical device manufacturer wins for new $15 million export business
Medical device manufacturer Cook Medical Australia has won the Premier of Queensland's Tom Burns Award for generating $15 million in ...
Global manufacturing has changed and we have to change with it
In this Q&A, Professor Sir Mike Gregory, Head of the Manufacturing and Management Division at the University of Cambridge, talks ...
The case for imported fabricated steel
Is there a legitimate reason for Australian industry to import fabricated steel? We’ve heard the case against it; now let’s ...
Management training for struggling manufacturing businesses
As Australian manufacturing companies become increasingly pinched by the high Australian dollar and competition from overseas, more training organisations are ...
Sydney doors manufacturer gets foot-hold in lucrative US building market
Sydney manufacturer of hardware for sliding and folding doors, the Brio Group, has gained a foothold in the lucrative US ...
Anti-dumping: one small step for manufacturers, or one giant leap onto the slippery slope of protectionism?
The government’s commitment to improving Australia’s anti-dumping regulations is a welcome act of support for local suppliers doing it tough ...
Holden rethinks export program over raised import taxes
Holden and GM are deciding whether or not to trash their lucrative Commodore export program as a result of import ...
Ford refuses export help from government: leaked wire
A cable released by Wikileaks shows Ford Australia refused funding from the government to build its export business, amid speculation ...
