Tag: construction
Boral’s black ban dispute over, CFMEU ordered to pay $9m in damages and legal...
Construction materials manufacturing giant Boral has announced that it has reached a settlement agreement with the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) over the alleged black...
South32 coal miners go on strike after job security talks collapse
Workers at South32’s Dendrobium coal mine in the Illawarra have begun a week-long strike after negotiations over a new Enterprise Agreement broke down last...
CFMEU: China-Australia FTA will spike unemployment rate
The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) has expressed deep concerns that Australia will surpass its peek unemployment rate from 2002 under the...
Aussie engineer develops 3D brick printing machine that can build a house in two...
Mark Pivac, an aeronautic and mechanical engineer of FastBrick Robotics, has developed Hadrian, a robotic, fully-automated machine that can build a whole house in...
Amsterdam to get a new canal bridge 3D printed on site by robots
3D printing has amazed us so many times that each new level the technology reaches comes as a natural and expected development.
This latest achievement...
Aussie researchers 3D print new microtimber
For three years now, researchers from the University of Sydney – architecture and engineering experts - have been working on developing a new project...
Arup continues to push the limits of 3D printing for construction
Using the latest additive manufacturing techniques to design critical structural steel components for complex architectural projects, Arup engineers have created new structures that push...
Report reveals crisis in Australian apprenticeships
An independent analysis commissioned by the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) has identified a crisis in Australian apprenticeships, with alarming shortfalls in mining and...
About 100 jobs to go from Latrobe Valley power station and briquette factory closure
The Latrobe Valley — an inland geographical region and urban area inside Gippsland in the state of Victoria, Australia — is facing approximately 100 job cuts for the...
Australia’s jobless rate at its peak, but job creation exceeds expectations
The Australian jobs report has showed that employment posted a solid rise in June, beating median market expectation from surveys of economists.
According to the...
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Building resilience as manufacturing requirements become more complex
The industrial machinery and heavy equipment manufacturing sector is critical not only for its direct outputs, machines, and equipment that pave the way for construction, agriculture and manufacturing but also for its crucial role in economic development and innovation.
