Business Matters
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Australian PMI: Manufacturing slows in July
The Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) dropped by 1.5 points to 52.5 in July, indicating a weaker rate of expansion compared ... -
CBA launches new dedicated support for tradies
The Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has announced new support to help tradies who are looking to start or grow their own business. It aims to give tradespeople ... -
Killing off the building watchdog may not be the win unionists want
Andrew Stewart, University of Adelaide Australia’s controversial building industry watchdog is earmarked for the chopping block. But federal industrial relations minister Tony Burke has started by ... -
Standards Australia publishes fifth edition of AS 1796 for welding industry
The Standards Australia Committee ME-001 has recently published the fifth edition of AS 1796 Pressure equipment — Qualification of welders, welding supervisors and welding inspectors. This ... -
Federal government scraps Building Code
The federal government has announced, through Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Tony Burke, that it will strip back the Building Code to the bare minimum ... -
Kennards Hire’s Construction Confidence Check shows belief in sector stability
Despite growing concern around the industry and the collapse of multiple construction businesses across Australia, eight in ten senior business leaders in construction surveyed, agree that ... -
Australian PCI: Construction falls into contraction in June
The Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association Australian Performance of Construction Index (Australian PCI) fell by 4.2 points to 46.2 in June, indicating a contraction in activity ... -
Supply chain shortages drive EOFY auctions
Supply chain shortages on heavy machinery and transport equipment have driven demand for end of financial year auctions through the roof as businesses struggle to get ... -
Level, Workable aims to help address the skilled trades’ talent gap
The difficulty of hiring skilled electricians and plumbers in Australia is well understood. To address this issue, Level Group has joined forces with Workable to help ... -
3 in 5 construction businesses report digital solutions are hindering, not helping
Australia’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are collectively investing $2.2bn each year on digital solutions to help improve business operations, however, three in five are finding ...
