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Why Trump is right, and wrong, about killing off the TPP
President-elect Donald Trump is right: The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a damaging deal and deserves to be killed off.
Trade with China or security with the US? Australia will have to choose
Donald Trump’s victory promises a further departure from the traditional Asia-Pacific order created during the Cold War years. This was ...
Three reasons free trade has become a political football
Surveying democratic election results around the world, it’s clear the high water mark for globalisation has been met. Free trade, ...
Drop the ‘xenophobic’ attitude to trade says AIFST
At the recent 49th Annual Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology (AIFST) Convention in Brisbane, most leading Australian food ...
Onshoring Orica booster supply “great result” for regional manufacturing
Orica and Thales have worked to onshore production of the explosives companies’ boosters, with 5 million to be made annually ...
Why China could never sign on to the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Recent estimates show that most members of the Trans-Pacific Partnership will make substantial gains, unlike those who opt not to participate. ...
Indian finance minister promotes investment during “Make In India” speech
India’s finance minister has said Australian investment would be helpful in realising the goal of India as a low-cost manufacturing ...
Spain to Sydney shipping half the price of Perth to Sydney: Brickworks boss
According to the CEO of Brickworks, it is two times cheaper to send a brick to Sydney from Spain than ...
Brisbane garment business plans expansion
Garment printing business The Print Bar plans to expand its local manufacturing capacity, and hopes the fall of the Australian ...
Anti-dumping public interest test doesn’t consider national interest: CSR
A number of manufacturers have warned against introducing a public interest test as the Productivity Commission prepares a report for ...
Uptake of robotics could see auto companies reshore labour
The deployment of robots could help automotive companies bring manufacturing closer to their headquarters, a US executive has predicted.
Free trade agreements fail to boost Australian agriculture and food manufacturing
Many claims are made that Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with select trading partners will benefit Australian agriculture. OECD statistics say ...
Logo is a bargain buy
Manufacturers are urged to take advantage of one of our most cost-effective marketing tools - the Australian Made logo. Alan ...
Final wording of China-Australia Free Trade Agreement to be known soon
The full details of the Chinese-Australian Free Trade Agreement are expected to be released before the end of June.
GM to quit car making in Indonesia due to poor sales, difficult logistics
General Motors has announced that it will end car manufacturing in Indonesia after poor sales of its Spin vehicle.
Caltex shuts down refinery process units, moves to export
Caltex has shut down the last of its fuel refinery process units, and started operation of the site as a ...
Beyond the FTA: China still tough for Aussie companies to crack
During the APEC meeting in Beijing, President Xi Jinping announced China will spend US$10 trillion on imports over the next ...
China FTA could ‘hollow out’ Australia’s manufacturing capacity: unions
The ACTU, AMWU and other union bodies have said the China FTA, signed yesterday, could be potentially devastating for local ...
China FTA treated with skepticism by industry
The free trade agreement with China – expected to be signed this afternoon – is the subject of “mixed feelings” ...
