Mid-sized businesses unfazed by high Australian dollar - unless export-exposed
Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens might not like a high Australian dollar, but many business people are not nearly as concerned - unless they work in the wholesale, retail and manufacturing industries.
Call for ACCC probe as gas industry reels in gas price shock
Industrial energy users have called for a regulatory review of the gas supply industry as a price shock on the east coast threatens to strip nearly $160 billion and thousands of jobs from the manufacturing, mining and agriculture industry.
Electricity providers return to coal as gas prices soar
The rising international price of natural gas is causing electricity providers to return to coal-fired power, with Queensland among the first to make the move.
Executive Director Ben Eade talks to AMT Magazine
*AMT: *What do you see as the biggest challenges facing Australian manufacturing right now?
As India and China transform, Australian manufacturers must follows
As Australia laments the decline of its manufacturing sector, China is actively taking steps to accelerate its move up the value chain.
Reality bites: magic pudding a myth, says business
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