Oil and gas activity lifts business turnover
Business turnover in Australia jumped two percent in November, driven by a strong mining sector.
Australian Bureau of Statistics Head of Business Statistics Robert Ewing
Read more24 January 2025Manufacturing
Extra $262m for supply chain to be AUKUS ready
More than $250 million will be spent to develop local supply chains to support the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine program.
Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles said the
Read more21 January 2025
$2 billion to transition aluminium sector
Aluminium producers have access to a $2 billion fund to switch to renewable electricity before 2036.
Prime Minster Anthony Albanese said the new Green Aluminium
Read more20 January 2025
Five-year window to upskill thousands of workers
Almost a quarter of current jobs are expected to “fundamentally change” withing five years, sparking an urgent call to reskill the Australian workforce.
The 2025
Read more9 January 2025
Job vacancies jump by more than 4 percent
Job vacancies in Australia have risen for the first time in more than two years.
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data, released today, shows there were 344,000 job
Read more8 January 2025
Call to abolish business R&D expenditure threshold
Abolishing the research and development (R&D) expenditure threshold would create a surge in Australian innovation and drive economic growth, according to the
Read more8 January 2025
Business advice to avoid criminal underpayment risk
The Fair Work Ombudsman has assured business owners only intentional underpayment of staff will be pursued under new criminal laws, which came into effect on January
Read more7 January 2025
New one-step climate-neutral metal production process
A new way to produce metal and alloys has been developed which would make a process responsible for 10 percent of the world CO2 emissions climate-neutral.
Scientists
Read more5 January 2025
Funding boost for Ampol’s Brisbane SAF project
Ampol will receive $8m in federal funding to advance the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at its Brisbane refinery.
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency
Read more18 December 2024
National AI capability plan to drive investment
A national artificial intelligence (AI) capability plan will be established to maximise the potential of the multi-billion-dollar industry in Australia.
The Federal
Read more16 December 2024