Job vacancies in Australia decrease but remain high at end of 2022
Job vacancies decreased by 5 per cent in November 2022, declining by over 23,000 from August’s result, according to the latest report from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
New Apprenticeships Taskforce created in Victoria to boost safety, fairness
The Victorian government has established a new taskforce that would boost fairness and safety for apprentices across the state’s industry.
Construction company expansion in Victoria backs more local manufacturing jobs
Minister for Regional Development Harriet Shing announced the completion of family-owned manufacturing business LV Shade & Shutters’ new dual-purpose hub, which is thrice the size of the previous site and can now accommodate a four-fold increase in production while creating seven new jobs.
Victoria’s Point Wilson Wharf reopens to scale ADF’s guided weapons, ordnance stock
The Point Wilson Wharf in regional Victoria has reopened to re-commence the large-scale importation of guided weapons and explosive ordnance and associated materiel shipments.
Boeing expands aerospace manufacturing jobs and investment in Victoria
Minister for Manufacturing Sovereignty Ben Carroll has welcomed Boeing's growth in Victoria, noting that the firm has created more than 200 new jobs in the state this year alone, an increase of about 25 per cent, boosting its employment in the state to more than 1000.
$50m federal budget invested in Nyrstar’s Hobart zinc smelter modernisation
The federal government has announced a $50 million investment in Nyrstar, a critical minerals and metals producer, in a bid to strengthen Tasmania and Australia’s manufacturing capability.
Aboriginal trainees successfully finish industrial vocational courses in WA
Thirty-two Aboriginal trainees have completed their nationally accredited vocational training courses at the Australian Potash’s Laverton Training Centre (LTC).
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Qld teams up with University of the Sunshine Coast to boost business planning initiative
The Queensland Government and the University of the Sunshine Coast have partnered to create a new workforce micro-credential through a “Workforce Planning Course” aimed at helping small and medium-sized business owners.
Army helicopter fleet support contracts to create hundreds of local jobs
The Australian government has invested a total of $830 million to sustain and support the Australian Army’s future helicopter fleet, creating hundreds of jobs in the local industry.
Hundreds of Holden engineers “to be given marching orders” early
400 highly qualified Holden workers may find themselves on the job market sooner than expected as the carmaker is rumoured to have accelerated plans...
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From cost exposure to cost control: Using energy flexibility to protect margins
Electricity price volatility is reshaping the cost base of Australian manufacturing, challenging long-held assumptions that energy can be treated as a stable operational input.
