The 2014 Hyundai Elantra will arrive in January with a significantly different suspension set-up tuned by Australian engineers. Exterior modifications to the small sedan are limited to new alloy wheels, redesigned headlight bezels with ...
US-based Archer Daniels Midland's (ADM) proposed acquisition of grain handler GrainCorp for A$3.4bn ($3.1bn) has been rejected by the Australian Government over concerns that the deal would go against the national interest. The move comes ...
Jet fuel and diesel made from plant matter using Australian technology has the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 80 per cent if substituted for fossil fuel-based products. The reduction in emissions over the full ...
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The Australasian Oil & Gas Conference & Exhibition (AOG) has claimed one of the exhibition industry’s top honours, winning the award for Best Trade Show Over 10,000m2 for the fourth year at this week’s Exhibition and Event ...
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Archer Daniels Midland Company today announced a package of additional commitments related to its proposed acquisition of GrainCorp Limited. Key elements of that package are: An additional A$200 million investment to strengthen ...
The metals giant Sinosteel has already invested US$1.4 billion in West Australian Oakajee iron ore project in order to revive steel industrial in Australia. For more than twenty years, miners tried hard to develop a port near Geraldton ...
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Scaffolding in Sydney basically refers to a protective structure which universally helps workmen to do their job at construction sites. With the advent of high rise buildings in city, the requirement of scaffolding set-up has also moved up ...
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Residents of Moorebank and surrounding suburbs in Sydney’s south west are bracing for an explosion in the numbers of heavy container trucks on residential streets, believing that the proposed intermodal terminals will not have ...
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A landmark industrial development site in one of Australia’s premier distribution locations has come on the market, with the purchaser able to benefit from the leasing income whilst obtaining masterplan approval to develop the site. ...
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Transport Workers’ Union (TWU) national secretary Tony Sheldon said six truck crashes and six deaths in two days was evidence of the pressure on drivers to speed or skip rest breaks, to meet unrealistic deadlines. “Road ...
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The first all-new Ford Mustang in eight years will be simultaneously revealed across four continents, including Australia, on December 5, a month out from its public debut at the 2014 Detroit auto show. Celebrating 50 years of production ...
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Samsung has announced a tablet designed specifically for children, the Galaxy Tab 3 Kids. The device features a second user mode designed specifically for young children. The Kids Mode user setting provides access to a seperate service ...
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Hatches don’t come any hotter than the BMW M135i and the Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG. Nor do rivalries come any fiercer. BMW has been building fast hatchbacks since the 130i of a decade ago, and its M division is esteemed in building ...
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Proton plans to substantially increase its international sales over the next five years as the Malaysian manufacturer seeks to expand out further from its domestic market. At the Australian launch of the Proton Suprima S in Sydney last ...
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Quintiq, a global leader in supply chain planning and Optimisation (SCP&O), announced today that its Mining Supply Chain Planning Suite has been nominated for an Innovative Mining Solution award at the 2013 Australian Mining Prospect ...
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