Tag: Queensland
Queensland Productivity Commission releases draft report on manufacturing in Queensland
The Queensland Productivity Commission - the State's independent economic review body - has released a draft report into the state’s manufacturing sector identifying policy...
Lion will not shut down iconic XXXX Brewery
Leading beverage and food company Lion Beer Australia - the largest brewer in Australia - has categorically denied rumours that it will close the...
Queensland records $1.6bn rise in exports
Queensland has seen a $1.6 million rise in exports over the year to November quarter 2016 on the back of significant increases in the...
Construction on $19.8m Bundaberg Port Gas Pipeline to kick off after Easter
Construction of the 28.5 kilometre Bundaberg Port Gas Pipeline in Queensland is set to begin after Easter.
The $19.8 million project will generate a total...
More CSIRO jobs on the chopping block
Researchers at CSIRO have been informed that they might lose their jobs as a result of a two year organisational restructure that is set...
Mount Isa Mines Copper Smelter and Townsville Copper Refinery to stay open until 2022
Glencore has announced that its Mount Isa Mines Copper Smelter and Townsville Copper Refinery will stay open until 2022 despite the planned closure for...
Queensland Government launches $40m business fund
Premier and Minister for the Arts the Honourable Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced that applications are now open for the Queensland Government's $40 million Business...
Australia’s unemployment rate remains unchanged – SA worst performing state
According to official data released yesterday from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Australia's unemployment rate remained unchanged at 6.2% in September, after recording...
Queensland one step closer to laws requiring petrol companies to put ethanol in fuel
Queensland’s Energy Minister Mark Bailey released a Discussion Paper for an ethanol mandate "to grow the biofuels and bio-manufacturing industries and create more jobs"...
Queensland to target solar energy future
Minister for Energy and Water Supply Mark Bailey has outlined plans for harvesting sun-powered energy in Queensland that will see the state capitalise on...
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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.
