manufacturing

Nation’s mining sector makes the grade

Ed Shann
28-Mar-2012
The mining and mining services industries contribute 20 per cent of GDP and that figure is likely to rise.

Today's Business Headlines

30-Jan-2012
Cut barriers, Rudd tells Europe - The Aus; Reporting season anxiety - The West; Australian trade push under fire - The Fin; Chevron books reserves for Wheatstone - The West; Stokes sells newly-bought shares in Ten - The Fin

Analysis: Counting containers in China; the new financial “sport”

Tim Treadgold
20-Dec-2011
Will China be the next financial domino to fall? That is a question which was once unthinkable, but which is now being openly discussed, with serious potential consequences for Australia.

WA soaks up 457s

Emily Morgan
19-Oct-2011
Western Australian companies reported the nation's highest growth in 457 visa recruitment over the past 12 months, according to KPMG's latest annual skilled migration survey.

Porter questions ‘two-speed’ economy tag

Emily Morgan
19-Oct-2011
State treasurer Christian Porter has sounded a warning over constant references to Australia's economy as 'two-speed', claiming the policies that lie beneath the simplistic term aim to transfer wealth away from the resources sector and to replace it with other unamed industries.

Today's Business Headlines

12-Sep-2011
Red tape 'cools China zeal' - The West; Business warns IR reform crucial - The Fin; Labor's Future Fund withdrawal - The Aus; Renewables at risk from cuts - The Fin; Barnett threat to Griffin exports - The Aus

Building trade bridges on weak foundations

Tim Treadgold
07-Sep-2011
Build quality is likely to become an issue in the 'foreign versus local' debate.

Today's Business Headlines

07-Sep-2011
Global fears soften RBA resolve - The Fin; Ansteel shelves plan for WA mill - The Aus; Workers feel efficiency squeeze - The West; Swan rejects Argus IR reform call - The Fin; Industry claims builders are not ready for new Act - The West

Centres of excellence can drive prosperity

Jacques Nasser
17-Aug-2011
Perth should foster a centre of excellence that brings together like-minded individuals, businesses and, sometimes, public institutions to serve the resources sector.

BGC examines offshore options

Mark Pownall
16-Jun-2011
CONSTRUCTION giant BGC is in the early stages of developing an offshore cement production capacity as it looks to offset the risks of manufacturing in Australia amid rising costs, notably the potential for a carbon tax.

Not all gloom and doom as currency hits 30-year highs

Mark Beyer
09-Jun-2011
The high Australian dollar is generally considered bad news for business, but some of the recent evidence suggests it is not that simple.

Quickstep raises $17.3 million

Edited announcement
27-Apr-2011
Manufacturing technology company Quickstep Holdings has struck a $17.3 million funding deal, primarily through the issue of convertible notes to US based financier La Jolla Cove Investments.

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Rio Tinto$26.13bn
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North West Shelf Venture$14.92bn
Gold Corporation$6.82bn
Fortescue Metals Group$6.68bn
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