Australian manufacturing has seen its biggest employment growth in a decade.
According to report Manufacturing: A moment of opportunity, Australian manufacturing jobs have increased by 40,000
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Hunter manufacturing returning to pre-mining boom state
The Hunter region, particularly Newcastle, is seeing improved manufacturing employment and investment figures, according to the latest State of the Regions report.
In the coastal
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LAND 400 contenders present vehicles for testing
LAND 400 contenders BAE Systems Australia and Rheinmetall have tested their vehicles in an exercise at the Puckapunyal Army Base in Victoria. BAE Systems presented the Patria AMV35, while Rheinmetall presented
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Resource industry leaders surf the ‘tsunami of change’
Resource sector leaders have met in Melbourne as Australian industry faces a tsunami of work change.
AMMA chief executive Steve Knott said resource employers have been riding this wave of transformation
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Blockchain could drive productivity and innovation for industry
The use of blockchain technology in Australian government and industry would deliver productivity benefits and drive local innovation, according to a review from CSIRO’s Data61.
Over the past year,
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Rising energy costs force job cuts at Victorian textile factory
Australian Textile Mills (ATM) has requested voluntary redundancy applications from 20 of its Wangaratta factory staff. The company has cited rising energy costs as a major factor in this decision.
ATM
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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 sources can ensure the grid remains resilient, according to Dr Michael
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Pay rises for Australian manufacturing workers
Seventy-six per cent of Australia’s manufacturing employers will give their staff a pay rise of up to three per cent in their next review, but seven per cent will not increase salaries at all, according
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Queensland manufacturers receive $175k grant
Toowoomba manufacturers Gessner Industries and Global Rotomoulding have received the first $175,000 grant from the Palaszczuk Government’s $20 million Made in Queensland program.
The grants will allow
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New milk powder factory opens in SA
Staff have begun work at a new milk powder plant in South Australia. Owner The Union Dairy Company (UDC) has confirmed the factory is on target to begin production in July.
Construction of the facility
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Finalists: Women in Industry 2017
Nominations for the 2017 Women in Industry Awards are in, and there are some fantastic candidates that have been put forward. All nominees have been reviewed and our panel of judges has narrowed down finalists
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Telstra’s power costs up $100m; company calls for price correction
Telstra has reportedly seen its power costs increase by $100 million in the past year, with a senior executive calling on Industry Minister Arthur Sinodinos for urgent action to address Australia’s
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QLD govt takes action on non-conforming building products
The Queensland Government is working to address the impact of non-conforming products on the state’s building and construction industry, an issue which was highlighted in a 2013 report from the Australian
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NSW aviation park expansion an opportunity for local companies
The new multi-million dollar expansion of the Albatross Aviation Technology Park will set the Shoalhaven defence industry on a new path to growth, according to NSW Minister for Trade and Industry,
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Naval Shipbuilding College to train thousands of Australian students
Minister for Defence Industry, Christopher Pyne, has announced the release of a Request for Proposal for the Naval Shipbuilding College.
The Naval Shipbuilding College is a key initiative in the Naval
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Ausnutria acquires Victorian dairy manufacturer ADP
Hong Kong dairy company Ausnutria has announced the start of its acquisition of Victorian dairy manufacturer Australian Dairy Park (ADP).
Once the acquisition is complete, Ausnutria will hold all the
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Climate sharing system could end Australia’s power crisis
A University of Adelaide (UoA) researcher is proposing Australia use a “climate sharing system” to help solve the current power crisis.
The architect of the system, Professor Mike Young, is Professor
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ARENA conducting energy security tests
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will be conducting a three year pilot in South Australia and Victoria to temporarily free up energy supply during extreme weather and unplanned outages.
The
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Manufacturing to receive $100M in federal budget
The federal budget will include a $100 million fund for manufacturers to diversify and expand their businesses, in the wake of the death of Australian car manufacturing.
Primarily, the money is aimed at
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Milk manufacturer invests $12m in SA facility
Italian multinational dairy company Parmalat has committed to a $12 million upgrade of its Adelaide factory. The company has invested $30 million in the Clarence Gardens facility since 2011.
The company’s
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