Friday, 26 February 2010 (35 reads) THE Reserve Bank has surveyed 160 years of Australian mining booms and concluded that this one could be the mother of them all. "It's a very big boom," says Reserve Bank deputy governor Ric Battelino. |
Friday, 26 February 2010 (12 reads) Goodman Fielder Ltd., Australia’s largest baker, said first-half profit rose 25 percent after cutting manufacturing expenses and adding new bread brands. |
Friday, 26 February 2010 (15 reads) KEVIN RUDD has moved into full damage control over the bungled home insulation program by unveiling measures costing $41 million to help people who have lost their jobs, and having the government accept responsibility for losses made by business and manufacturers. |
Tuesday, 23 February 2010 (15 reads) The Federal Government is introducing a comprehensive national framework to guide the safe development of new technologies such as nanotechnology and biotechnology as part of a $38.2 million National Enabling Technologies Strategy. |
Tuesday, 23 February 2010 (18 reads) Kerry Stokes outlines his Seven-WesTrac merger proposal at a media conference in Sydney. |
Tuesday, 16 February 2010 (37 reads) Australia’s best chance for tradies to grab great tools and equipment at great bargain prices comes only once a year. |
Thursday, 11 February 2010 (86 reads) THE SEEK EMPLOYMENT INDEX (SEI), a dynamic snapshot of the match between the supply of jobseekers (applications) and the demand for workers (job ads)on seek.com.au, firmed by 2.9 per cent for January. |
Tuesday, 9 February 2010 (31 reads) The manufacturing industry is optimistic about what the future holds for 2010 and the Manufacturers’ Monthly Endeavour Awards are rewarding those who take advantage of the improving economic climate.
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Wednesday, 27 January 2010 (49 reads) “Improving access to overseas markets can be a slow and tortuous process, but Australian cattle producers are finally seeing rewards for their patience,” National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) President David Crombie declared on the announcement by the European Union (EU) that Australia has been approved to supply high quality beef under an additional global quota of 20,000 tonnes. |
Monday, 25 January 2010 (39 reads) BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s largest mining company, said second-quarter iron ore production rose 11 percent to a record as commodity prices recovered because of demand from China and the developed economies. |
Tuesday, 12 January 2010 (54 reads) Small and medium businesses are set to gain as the Australian Government moves to further support local industry. |
Monday, 11 January 2010 (118 reads) The NSW Government has approved controversial plans for Australia's largest underground mine in the state's central-west. |
Monday, 11 January 2010 (71 reads) The rural lobby group AgForce says the rain in parts of western Queensland could add more than $2.5 billion to the economy. |
Thursday, 7 January 2010 (86 reads) XSTRATA Coal’s reported deal with a Japanese electricity company provides a confidence boost for Central Queensland and the company’s planned billion-dollar expansion at Port Alma. |
Tuesday, 5 January 2010 (123 reads) From 1 January 2010, a Fair Work Information Statement is to be provided to all new employees by their employer as soon as possible after the commencement of employment. |
Tuesday, 22 December 2009 (144 reads) The Next Generation Mining Summit 2010 will be held on the 3rd - 5th August 2010 in Perth at the Burswood InterContinental.
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Monday, 14 December 2009 (86 reads) According to the statistics data from Australian Bureau of Agricultural&Resource Economics (ABARE), till September 30 of 2009, with the Asia market recover continuously, Australia exported ore of 98mln tons in Q3, up 10% year on year, but under the impact of lower agreement price, the export volume dropped 26% year on year. |
Wednesday, 9 December 2009 (198 reads) For the second year running, AWX have been awarded for outstanding performance in business, making the BRW Fast 100 list. |
Thursday, 3 December 2009 (98 reads) |
Thursday, 3 December 2009 (203 reads) November at AWX was better known as MO - vember, with Craig Thompson and John Hallo from our Brisbane office, competing for Brisbane’s best looking moustache (mo). The gents spent the month of November growing themselves two very laughable ‘mo’s’.
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Wednesday, 2 December 2009 (99 reads) GOLD has rallied above $US1200 a troy ounce to a record high, as worries over Dubai's debt woes abated and a fresh bout of risk appetite sent the US dollar sliding against the euro.
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Wednesday, 2 December 2009 (115 reads) Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot today announced $2.6 million to provide training for 4000 staff working in rural and regional aged care homes. |
Wednesday, 2 December 2009 (93 reads) The pace of growth in Australia's manufacturing sector eased slightly last month, suggesting the recovery is still in its very early stages. |
Wednesday, 2 December 2009 (137 reads) Construction is now officially under way on the Karara iron-ore project, in Western Australia, Gindalbie Metals, which is developing the mine in a joint-venture (JV) with China’s Ansteel, said on Monday. |
Wednesday, 11 November 2009 (194 reads) Landscape Queensland's Night of Night's was held on Saturday 7th November at the Brisbane Convention Centre. Landscape QLD members, sponsors and industry stakeholders all came together for the announcement of the 2009 Landscape Construction Excellence Awards. |
Wednesday, 11 November 2009 (241 reads) AWX teamed up alongside BMD and J.Mac Constructions as major sponsors of the Springfield Town Centre Park’s Subcontractors Charity Golf Day on Thursday 29th October. |
Tuesday, 10 November 2009 (402 reads) AWX Mining offers a unique lifestyle and work-life balance opportunity for miners to live on the Gold Coast and still earn the big bucks working in central Queensland mines. |