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Australia’s manufacturing industry has long relied on the labour of overseas hire; however the continued exploitation of foreign workers has become an increasing concern for the bodies that represent the workers.
10/01/2012
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A $140 million advanced manufacturing teaching and research facility at Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne is expected to provide a boost to Australia's manufacturing and materials industry.
12/12/2011
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NOMINATIONS are now open for the ninth annual Manufacturers' Monthly Endeavour Awards program, which recognises companies and individuals for their contributions to the Australian manufacturing industry.
08/12/2011
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Australian wool manufacturer Australian Country Spinners (ACS) will cut 49 manufacturing jobs at its Wangaratta facility in Victoria by February 2012; with 20 to go by Christmas.
05/12/2011
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The Australian Workers Union and the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union have called on the Prime Minister to establish a more permanent form of a manufacturing taskforce.
29/11/2011
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The Australian Productivity Commission may have rejected the Coalition's policy for assisting Australian companies in price disputes with their foreign competitors, but the Government is pushing ahead with its plans to extend the operation of Australian Industry Participation (AIP) Plans.
25/11/2011