Tag: Tony Abbott
Senate to support Abbott’s Government Bill to repeal mining tax
Federal Director of the Liberal Party of Australia, Brian Loughnane, yesterday stated that Abbott’s Government Bill received support from the Senate regarding the abolition...
SPC Ardmona rejects Abbott’s claims regarding workers’ allowances; Coalition MP says Abbott is ‘lying’
Food processing company SPC Ardmona is vowing to set the record straight regarding its workers’ allowances after Prime Minister Tony Abbott declared last week...
End car subsidies by 2020: Productivity Commission
The Australian Productivity Commission has called for all government subsidies to car makers to end by 2020, saying that arguments that support public subsidies...
Dow Chemical chief calls on Tony Abbott to support local manufacturing
Dow Chemical President and CEO Andrew Liveris has urged Prime Minister Tony Abbott to support Australian manufacturing by focusing on high value-add opportunities.
Speaking at...
Labor Party slams Abbott’s head business advisor over climate change comments
The Labor Party has urged Prime Minister Tony Abbott to order his top business adviser to take back his controversial statement that climate change...
Abbott announces $100 million fund for Holden and Ford workers
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has announced a multi-million dollar assistance package that will help create jobs in the States affected by the Holden closure...
Abbott to consider funding framework that supports Tasmanian manufacturing
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has agreed to consider the proposal for a Manufacturing Futures Framework in partnership with the Tasmanian Government.
The Framework would support...
Unconfirmed reports of Holden closure create uncertainty in Australia
Reports have been circulating that Holden is preparing to announce its decision to pull out of Australia by 2016, but CEO Mike Devereux has...
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.
In...
Abbott introduces carbon tax repeal bill backed by support from industry groups
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has introduced the bill to repeal the carbon tax in the Parliament, marking the first major piece of legislation from...
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Sydney to spotlight the latest in manufacturing at AMW 2024
With the Australian Manufacturing Week (AMW) 2024 fast approaching, Sydney is set to become the epicentre of groundbreaking innovations in the advanced manufacturing sector.Â
