The Ford Everest concept has been revealed to preview Ford’s new seven-seater SUV that’s related on the Ranger ute and expected to go on sale in 2015. The Everest boasts an uncanny resemblance from some angles to the Ford ...
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Australian Consolidated Milk and Pactum Australia are constructing a new UHT milk processing facility in northern Victoria with an investment of A$40m ($36.6m), a move which is expected to create 100 jobs. Pactum Australia is owned by ...
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Ford Australia will cut vehicle production in the lead-up to September’s federal election following record-low sales, which the company has blamed primarily on the government’s proposed fringe benefits tax (FBT) rule changes. ...
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Sydney-based carbon composites manufacturer Quickstep is fast-tracking commercialisation of its resin spray transfer (RST) technology that it claims will “revolutionise the global automotive industry”. Quickstep’s ...
Australia-based Smart Lid Systems has announced the launch of its takeout coffee lids through the café outlets serving Foxtel Australia, News, The Royal National Park, and the Museum of Sydney. The Smart Lid is said to undergo a ...
In accordance with relevant reports, Ratepayers are finally set to get some relief from soaring power bills with the rollout of LED street lighting. Ausgrid, the state-owned electricity distributor, owns and maintains 250,000 streetlights ...
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Our Rating: Performance, Ride & Handling 4 Comfort & Interior 4 Quality & Design 5 Value & Features 2.5 The Jaguar F-Type is the most important car the British brand has built for nearly 50 years. It’s the car that will ...
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Sydney-based AGL Energy Ltd (Australia's largest private owner and operator of renewable energy assets) has achieved financial close for two utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) projects for which cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film ...
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The Australasian Railway Association has questioned the Coalition Opposition’s intentions with Infrastructure Australia’s funding allocation policies if they were to win government. In presenting their plans for infrastructure ...
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While there was a significant increase in the TEU throughput of Sydney Ports in the 2012-13 financial year, most of the increase was accounted for by empty containers. June 2013 total container trade reached over 172,600 TEU, up by 12.6% ...
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The Australian dollar is lower after Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens hinted there could be another cash rate cut next week. At 5pm AEST the local unit was trading at 90.63 US cents, down from 92.45 cents yesterday. The futures ...
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The European Commission (EC) has approved US-based Archer Daniels Midland's (ADM) proposed acquisition of Australian grain handler and processor GrainCorp for A$2.8bn ($2.95bn). The approval by the EC brings the number of government ...
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The Jaguar F-Type has launched in Australia with a starting price of $138,645, gearing up to take on the best sports cars the market has to offer. At the local launch of the Jaguar F-Type in Sydney, the company’s Australian brand ...
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The Ettamogah Rail Hub is set to expand its services to Brisbane after being awarded one of the largest regional freight contracts in the country. The rail hub has announced a new twice-weekly service from Albury to Brisbane after ...
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Forget the parody videos that claim your vision will be clogged with ads when you wear Google Glass down the street. The little virtual display screen you see at the top right-hand doesn't dominate your view at all. You see it by focusing ...