Leaders from Coca Cola, Coles, Telstra, GraysOnline, Walgreens and the National Broadband Network will come together in Sydney on Wednesday for Australia's leading supply chain and logistics event, the Smart Conference & Expo. Smart 2013 ...
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The Moorebank Intermodal Terminal is being taken to the market with the Federal Government calling for private companies to register their interest in developing and operating the Moorebank Intermodal Terminal. Federal Transport and ...
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Australian businesses will keep cutting their spending this year, with expectations for capital investment, employment and new credit set to fall further. The deteriorating outlook for the September quarter suggests that despite pockets ...
The recent landmark currency agreement between Australia and China is good news for Australian manufacturers. Under the agreement, exporters will be able to directly trade the Australian dollar with the yuan and vice versa. The deal, ...
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Fewer executives are planning to make a capital investment in their business during the coming months, with investment expectations among Australian businesses fading in the lead-up to the middle of the year. Amid a broad drop-off in ...
Chris Bowen … ‘times are tough’ The Government will extend the $57.5 million Apprentice Kickstart Initiative to make it easier for employers to take on apprentices. Minister for Tertiary Education and Skills, Chris ...
Australian businesses don’t plan to hire new staff in the coming months, and are putting off investments, as the cost of doing business takes its toll. On the back of recent high-profile job cuts and off-shoring announcements by a ...
BIG business is being targeted by cyber-criminals in "ransomware" attacks, threatening deletion or freezing of crucial business files unless money is paid. A new national survey of Australian big business reports that in September last ...
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An unhealthy cash flow cycle exists among Australian businesses, with 62 per cent of accounts settled late and firms taking on average, 52 days to pay their bills, according to the latest Trade Payments Analysis by Dun & Bradstreet. The ...
Australian businesses have pulled back their profit expectations for the coming months as they anticipate modest sales activity, difficult trading conditions and subdued consumer activity. After showing signs of optimism leading into the ...
Australian businesses estimate the carbon tax has increased their energy costs by an average of 14.5 per cent, industry research has found. An Australian Industry Group analysis of the first six months of the carbon tax and its impact on ...
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At 5pm AEDT, the Aussie was trading at $US1.0452, up from $US1.0449 on Friday. Since 7am AEDT, the local currency traded between $US1.0406 and $US1.0454. CMC Markets foreign exchange dealer Tim Waterer said the dollar had fallen over ...
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The Energy Action Price Index (Business) will give businesses granularity and transparency on retail electricity price fluctuations. The index will be published regularly throughout the year and is based solely on electricity contracts ...
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Want to tell the world how good your business is? Austrade, through Australia Unlimited, is giving Australian manufacturers an opportunity to promote themselves nationally and internationally by submitting stories as part of its new ...
Originally budgeted for $319m and promised to open in 2009, the Southern Sydney Freight Line is finally open at a cost of $1b, allowing container trains 24-hour access to Port Botany and unhindered passage for Brisbane-Melbourne freight ...
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