Tag: Labor
Labor’s plan for $15 billion ‘reconstruction fund’ to promote post-pandemic manufacturing economy
Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
A Labor government would set up a $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund to promote manufacturing in Australia’s post pandemic economy.
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Senate to block automotive industry cuts
Labor and the crossbench will block cuts to the Automotive Transformation Scheme (ATS), fearing that the federal budget savings could spark thousands of job...
House of Representatives votes to dump carbon tax
The House of Representatives has voted to abolish the carbon tax, leaving the Abbott government to settle the deal with the Senate in December.
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Coalition puts pressure on Labor and minor parties to respect their mandate in dumping...
Prime Minister-elect Tony Abbott has already mandated his department to begin working on the legislation to abolish the carbon price.
Following the Coalition’s landslide win...
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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.
