As many as 1,000 workers are expected to march on Liberal Party headquarters in Melbourne to demand urgent federal government action to save Holden.
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Holden, Electrolux et al. show need to buy locally: Australian Made
The Australian Made Campaign has said that yesterday’s announcement that Holden demonstrates the need for Australians to buy local products.
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Industry policy re-think needed: academic
The end of manufacturing in Australia for Holden has highlighted the need for smarter industry policy, according to an expert on the manufacturing sector.
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Spill-over benefits from automotive could be lost with Holden
The cost of keeping automotive manufacturing in Australia is high and the investment not always spent wisely, but the loss of the sector would be profound.
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Knock-on effects of Holden departure predicted to be huge
There are massive concerns within the automotive manufacturing industry about the flow-on effects of Holden’s announcement yesterday.
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Holden decision unavoidable, made only yesterday: Devereux
Holden has blamed today’s decision to leave Australia in 2017 on a “perfect storm” of conditions facing the manufacturing industry.
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GM to close Holden factories
Holden will cease manufacturing in Australia in 2017.
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Govt critical of Holden silence on manufacturing plans
The tension between the federal government and GM Holden has increased, with the Coalition urging the car maker to state whether or not it will continue manufacturing in Australia.
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Holden is one piece in GM’s global restructuring puzzle
In the wake of the global financial crisis, Holden’s parent company, General Motors was placed on life support.
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WesTrac sacks 60 apprentices, union claims 457 workers stay on
Amongst the hundreds of job cuts WesTrac has made the Australian Manufacturing Workers union says dozens of apprentices have lost their jobs.
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WesTrac starts to sack Perth workers
Heavy machinery services company WesTrac has started the process of sacking workers from its Perth operations.
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J Smith & Sons packs it in after 113 years
The 113-year-old Gympie-based J Smith & Sons has told its workers that the company will enter voluntary liquidation.
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1500 jobs on the line as Rio decides on Gove
The future of Rio Tinto’s Gove alumina refinery in the Northern Territory is expected to be decided as early as this week.
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Pacific Brands to outsource 50 jobs
Pacific Brands will shed 50 jobs in its customer service division.
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From strength to strength: manufacturing cluster helps members boost capability
From education to exchanging notes to being able to “say yes more” as a supplier, the benefits of clustering are well-known.
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240 jobs to go as Caterpillar closes another manufacturing facility
240 people will lose their jobs in mid-2014 as mining equipment manufacturer Caterpillar continues to respond to slowing demand from the resources sector.
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Holden workers strike over redundancy payment cap
About 150 workers at Holden’s Fishermans Bend engine assembly plant went on strike over caps on redundancy payments.
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Tasmania industry would be hit hard by gas price increase
There are major concerns that natural gas price rises in the next couple of years would hurt Tasmanian manufacturers.
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Toowoomba manufacturer to cut up to 100 jobs
Toowoomba manufacturer Russell Mineral Equipment will cut between 50 and 100 jobs in response to weakening conditions in the mining sector.
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Seven Group to cut another 650 WesTrac jobs
Mining machinery dealer WesTrac has announced a further 650 jobs will be shed, following 375 redundancies announced in late-June, citing a reduced demand from the resources sector.
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