In response to Greg Combet's piece on this year's federal election being a referendum on manufacturing, Sophie Mirabella writes exclusively for Manufacturers' Monthly on what the Coalition would do to help our industry regain its competitive edge.
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Comment piece: Greg Combet on why Labor still stands for manufacturing
In our head-to-head series on the upcoming federal election, Greg Combet writes exclusively for Manufacturers' Monthly on why the September 14 poll date will be referendum on the manufacturing industry.
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Govt favours car makers over taxpayers: former auto industry leader
Bill Scales, the former chairman of the Automotive Industry Authority, has said the refusal of the government to release automotive subsidy figures is a big step backward.
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Federal government creates Automotive Advocate role
A position of Australia’s Automotive Supplier Advocate has been created in an attempt to increase Australia-made car sales to government fleets and to try and enter new markets.
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Opposition blames government for manufacturing job losses
Opposition industry spokeswoman Sophie Mirabella has claimed that the collapse of Gourmet Food Holdings is further proof that the federal government has failed manufacturers.
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Coalition will “cost people their jobs” in car manufacturing: Combet
Federal industry minister Greg Combet has said that a lack of policy from the opposition was dangerous to investment in the automotive industry.
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Election year to decide future of auto industry: Holden boss
Mike Devereux, chairman of General Motors Holden, has said that the outcome of the next federal election would decide whether or not Australia continued to manufacture cars.
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$6.5 million for automotive components makers
Ten companies in the automotive components sector have received $6.5 million worth of grants today.
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Federal support needed to save automotive parts makers: SA govt
The South Australian government has said that federal funding is required to help save the state’s automotive components manufacturers.
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Government grants $9.5 m for pulp plant construction
A press release issued by the Premier of Victoria has stated that the Australian government will provide a $9.5 million grant towards a $90 million project to construct a de-inked pulp plant at Australian Paper’s pulp and paper mill at Maryvale in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley.
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NSW Supreme Court to rule on leaked auto subsidy papers
The NSW Supreme Court will be asked to make a final ruling to stop a national newspaper from publishing details regarding automotive industry subsidies released to it by mistake.
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Businesses would suffer if papers got out: Combet
Federal industry minister Greg Combet said yesterday that jobs and investment would suffer if a newspaper published information Combet’s department accidentally released to it.
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Auto industry documents accidentally released to newspaper
The Department of Industry has suspended legal action against the Australian Financial Review, after documents regarding automotive lobbyists’ efforts to secure subsidies and the industry’s chances of survival were accidentally released to the paper.
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Gov launches automotive initiative
The Government has launched an automotive supplier initiative designed to develop new products and access new markets.
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WA manufacturers get a leg up under Clean Tech
Four Western Australian-based manufacturers are set to reduce their power bills and become more energy efficient under new grants from the $1 billion Clean Technology Investment Programs.
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Ford ‘fuel efficient’ EcoBoost Falcon rolls off production lines in Victoria
Ford’s new FG Falcon MkII EcoBoost vehicle is rolling off production lines in Victoria, representing a new class of 'fuel efficient' vehicles entering the market.
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Mining companies forced to report efforts to use Australian products
Companies performing large mining, construction and infrastructure projects will now have to report to the government every six months what plans they have put in place to use Australian products.
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