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ITF Has Launched The Global "Afe Rates and a Safe Industry -We're in, Are You?"
Aug 20, 2014The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) Congress in Sofia, Bulgaria, has launched the global “Safe Rates and a Safe Industry – We’re In, Are you?” campaign for Australian truck drivers in the ...
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Breville Is Focusing on Its Cranberry Red Range in Its Sponsorship of My Kitchen Rules
Jan 24, 2014Breville is focusing on its Cranberry Red range in its sponsorship of My Kitchen Rules Australians are consuming media in a variety of new ways but TV is continuing to reach into most homes and popular programs are still an essential part ...
Tags: MKR, Monther's Day, Kitchen, sponsorship
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Breville Has Usurped Sunbeam and Returned to Sponsor My Kitchen Rules
Jan 24, 2014Australians are consuming media in a variety of new ways but TV is continuing to reach into most homes and popular programs are still an essential part of a marketing mix. That’s the thinking at Breville, which has usurped Sunbeam and ...
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Mike Devereux Earned a Promotion Within General Motors
Oct 28, 2013Holden chairman and managing director Mike Devereux has earned a promotion within General Motors that will see him leave his post as head of the local car maker at the end of 2013. Devereux will assume the role of GM consolidated ...
Tags: GM Promotion, Holden
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Australian Dollar Pared Its Gains After a Change to The Nation's Leader
Jun 27, 2013THE Australian dollar pared its gains after a change to the nation's leader and weaker-than-expected economic growth figures out of the US prompted an earlier rally. The local unit was trading at 92.75 US cents at 6.30am AEST,down from ...
Tags: economic growth, Australian Dollar, GDP, economic stimulus
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Net Overseas Migration Added 235,900 People to The Population in 2012
Jun 21, 2013The Australian Bureau of Statistics reports that Australia’s population grew by 1.8 per cent during 2012, returning to the excessive growth seen three years ago. This is the level advocated by then Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s ...
Tags: Service, Immigration, Population Growth
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Ford Employees Will Benefit From Extra $25.1M Owing to The Federal Government Support
Jun 3, 2013Ford employees displaced by the impending closure of the company’s Victorian manufacturing plants will benefit from an additional $25.1 million thanks to fresh support pledged by the car maker and the Federal Government. In a joint ...
Tags: Ford, Manufacturing Employee
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Government Has Pledged Beyond $50 Million to Support The Workers Affected by Ford Closures
May 28, 2013Prime Minister Julia Gillard has pledged more than $50 million to support the workers, businesses and regions affected by Ford Australia's decision to close its Victorian manufacturing plants in October 2016. Ford Australia president and ...
Tags: Ford, Auto, Transportation
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Australian Dollar Traded Slightly Lower as Traders Wait for Key Events Offshore
May 2, 2013The Australian dollar traded slightly lower during holiday-thinned Asian trade as a dearth of local developments left traders waiting for key events offshore. Topping the watch list are European Central Bank and US Federal Reserve ...
Tags: Australian dollar, bond issuance
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Julia Gillard Has Backed National Manufacturing Week
Apr 17, 2013Prime Minister Julia Gillard has backed National Manufacturing Week (NMW), Australia's largest integrated manufacturing industry event taking place from 7–10 May in Melbourne, as a showcase of Australia's manufacturing strengths. ...
Tags: Service
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The Market Has Turned Down Since The Lift in Prices in January
Apr 16, 2013The Wool Market The market has turned down since the lift in prices in January, when the AWEX Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) rose by 39¢ to 1111¢. Unfortunately, a series of downturns during March took the EMI back to 1059¢ ...
Tags: Wool Indicator, AWEX Wool, Wool Market
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China Currency Agreement to Boost Trade Between Australia and China
Apr 11, 2013The 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, ...
Tags: Currency Deal, Boost Trade
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Julia Gillard Says Australia's Exchange Rate Would Likely Remain Around Historic Highs
Apr 4, 2013Julia Gillard says Australia's exchange rate would likely remain around historic highs as investors around the world sought to buy the country's high-yielding assets. The Prime Minister said the strong currency needn't be viewed as ...
Tags: Julia Gillard, Prime Minister, economy
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CSR:About The Closure and Merger of Facilities That Will Cost More Than 200 Jobs
Mar 28, 2013Over the past two weeks, glass manufacturing workers at CSR Viridian’s plants in Sydney and Melbourne have spoken to World S ocialist W eb S ite correspondents about the closure and merger of facilities that will cost more than 200 ...
Tags: CSR glass, glass, glass industry
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Anthony Albanese Piled a Few Additional Responsibilities Onto His Sizeable Portfolio
Mar 26, 2013Federal Transport and Infrastructure Minister Anthony Albanese has piled a few additional responsibilities onto his already sizeable portfolio following the aborted leadership challenge in the Labor party. Despite being a Kevin Rudd ...
Tags: Albanese, logistics, Federal Transport