A study by a Melbourne University labour economist has found that Queensland’s share of manufacturing jobs has grown.
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Hunter keen for defence contracts
The Hunter region should push to secure lucrative defence contracts, a defence forum in Newcastle has heard.
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NSW offers increased incentive for hiring redundant workers
The New South Wales government has increased the incentive for employers to take on workers who lose their jobs in large redundancies.
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Quickstep sales growth continues
Carbon-fibre component manufacturer Quickstep has reported sales of $3.7 million for the half-year to December 31.
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AWA appoints administrators after more than a century
Technology services firm AWA has appointed PPB Advisory as administrator after more than a century of operation.
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Company slugged with $50K fine for pressuring workers to sign new contracts
Toyota Material Handling has been fined almost $50,000 for pressuring three workers to sign workplace contracts.
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Interface opens Minto factory, backs Australian manufacturing future
Modular carpet maker Interface Australia has rebuilt following the July 2012 fire that destroyed its Picton factory, opening a premises in Minto, south-west of Sydney.
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New factory for bespoke vehicle manufacturer Byron Group
Specialist vehicle manufacturer Byron Group unveiled its new manufacturing plant at Smithfield in Western Sydney last week.
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Sydney beats Melbourne as biggest manufacturing centre
Sydney has overtaken Melbourne as Australia’s major manufacturing centre, according to research by SGS Economics and Planning.
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Bluetongue Brewery to close
This morning 64 employees at the Warnervale Bluetongue Brewery site were told the site will be closed down by the end of the year.
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Transfluid expands into Australia
Italian power transmission company Transfluid has opened a branch in Sydney.
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Quickstep in $75 m Hercules component deal
Composites maker Quickstep has announced that it will deliver 120 carbon fibre wing-flap sets to Lockheed Martin through to 2018.
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Orica plans to make more ammonium nitrate
Explosives and chemicals supplier Orica plans to increase production of ammonium nitrate at its Kooragang Island site by 70,000 tonnes.
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Partial collapse of factory roof on NSW North Coast
A factory at Macksville on the NSW North Coast sustained a partial roof collapse during a storm on Monday evening.
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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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Five lessons for manufacturers from the Electrolux Orange closure
There are five take-home lessons from Swedish multinational Electrolux's decision to close its central west NSW factory last month. Jason Furness explores these.
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30 jobs cut at BAE Williamstown
Multinational defence contractor BAE Systems has cut 30 jobs from the BAE Williamstown shipyards and warned that more redundancies may follow.
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Fire on weekend claims western Sydney furniture factory
A fire in Bankstown on Saturday saw a furniture factory nearly completely destroyed.
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Electrolux to shut factory in Orange
Electrolux’s Orange factory will close in the final quarter of 2015, with a loss of more than 500 jobs.
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MP calls for government action as job losses hit Illawara
Stephen Jones has called on the federal government to commit to infrastructure projects in the Illawarra as three of the regions employers lay off workers.
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