Innes Willox
Australian PMI reports manufacturing stall over holiday period
The Ai Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) fell by 6.4 points to 48.4 over the summer holiday ...
Australian PMI reports mild manufacturing rebound in November
The Ai Group’s Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) rose by 4.4 points to 54.8 in November – the first month ...
Australian manufacturing treads water in October, Ai Group says
The Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) eased by 0.8 points to 50.4 in October – ...
Beginning of the end of the COVID crisis?
Hopefully, and especially given the changing attitudes towards living with COVID-19 seen in our two largest states, the beginning of ...
New national cadetship program needed to help businesses rise from COVID-19
By Innes Willox, Ai Group Chief Executive When the COVID-pandemic struck a little over a year ago apprenticeship commencements fell ...
Australian PMI recovery strengthens in February 2021
The Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) increased by 3.5 points to 58.8 in February 2021. ...
Australian business, union leaders to tackle sovereign manufacturing supply chain risks
Australian business and union leaders will meet today to discuss how major challenges identified by the manufacturing sector in the ...
COVID-19: A shock for business and it’s far from over
In the first half of 2020, Australia suffered our first recession in over 30 years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
Australian PMI remains positive for November
The Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) has remained in growth territory for November at 52.1 ...
Australian manufacturing PMI surges in October
The Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) has expanded for the first time since July, increasing ...
Reinvigorating Australia’s national climate policy
The domestic and international effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have had impacts on energy prices and emissions that look positive ...
Growing manufacturing: what role for industry policy?
Whenever there are calls for governments to divert our fragmented industry policy efforts and to concentrate their attention on “what ...
Stable conditions despite overall contraction in PMI
The Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) fell by 4.2 points to 49.3 in August, indicating ...
Australian PMI records first two-month positive streak since 2019
The Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) rose by 2.0 points to 53.5 in July, the ...
Manufacturing goes positive again for June
The Australian PMI moved back into the black in June, increasing by 9.9 points to 51.5 (readings above 50 points ...
New roadmap supports emissions reduction journey for Australian industry
The Energy Efficiency Council and Australian Industry Group have welcomed a new report Pivot – Rebound – Transform that sets ...
Ai Group welcomes federal government call for more manufacturing
Ai Group chief executive Innes Willox has welcomed the federal government's call for a greater emphasis on manufacturing to reboot ...
Food stockpiling sees April PMI surge
The Ai Group Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI) has jumped 9.4 points to 53.7 after four months of contraction, led ...
Industry calls for continued manufacturing during COVID-19
The Australian Workers Union (AWU) and Ai Group have united to call for continued domestic manufacturing to support households, business, ...
