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The Queensland government has collaborated with Gold Coast Titans NRLW team to promote the Women in Manufacturing Strategy, a state initiative aimed at attracting and retaining women in the traditionally male-dominated industry. 

The Ai Group Australian Industry Index posted a rating of -14.7 points in July, indicating contractionary conditions and marking the index’s 15th month in the negative territory. 

Australia’s manufacturing industry slipped further into contraction territory in June, led down by the chemicals industry, according to the latest survey from the Ai Group. 

The Ai Group’s Australian Industry Index has seen a moderated contraction in May 2023 and now stands at -10.9 points, up by 9.3 from April’s steep fall, signalling deteriorating conditions in the market and the 13th month the index has been in contraction.

In today's increasingly globalised world, the strength and resilience of a nation depend on its ability to nurture and grow strategic industries.

The Federal Government’s first annual budget for 2023-24 has the industry talking, with Ai Group’s Innes Willox remarking the budget “unfortunately lacks the urgency and imagination required to power the Australian economy through a period of anaemic growth.”

Applications are now open for scholarships of up to $10,000 under Manufacturing Skills Australia’s Industry Development Fund.

The Australian industry marked its 12th consecutive month in construction territory after seeing a fallback in demand and activity in April. 

The Australian Industry Group (Ai Group), as part of the Australian Industry Energy Transitions Initiative, has identified five objectives in a collective statement to enable the heavy industry to transition to net zero emissions in line with global efforts to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

The Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) has released a pre-budget submission urging the South Australian government to balance current challenges with the investment required...