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The space between rhetoric and reality
Brett Biddington | April 30, 2018New jobs and innovation in the Australian space market are more likely to occur in data processing and applications than satellites themselves and Australia’s new space agency will have to manage expectations accordingly.
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SMEs need simpler workplace relations
First 5000 | April 30, 2018The Small Business Ombudsman, Kate Carnell, has released a position paper calling for a range of steps to help SMEs navigate Australia’s overly complex workplace relations system.
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Indigenous business women meet in Adelaide
First 5000 | April 30, 2018More than 180 Indigenous female business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs will attend the largest gathering of Indigenous women in business in Glenelg at the start of May.
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Defence contracts showcase Australian export success
Christopher Pyne MP | April 29, 2018The Global Supply Chain Program helps Australia’s defence industry to grow and export internationally, and over $1 billion in contracts have been awarded to date.
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Does Australia need company tax cuts?
Janine Dixon | April 29, 2018Business investment has weakened over the last five years but does this mean that company tax cuts are required to revitalise the economy?
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Queensland creates memorial for workplace victims
First 5000 | April 29, 2018Queensland’s state Government is honouring workers who have died as a result of work-related incidents, disease or illness, with two new memorials.
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Waste-eating system targets fast food industry
Andrew Spence | April 28, 2018A system that turns waste plastic, food scraps, cardboard and paper into biogas and fertiliser is being developed to potentially help the fast food sector deal with its rubbish.
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Tesla powerpacks help Queensland firm go off grid
First 5000 | April 28, 2018Linked Group Services, a firm which provides renewable energy solutions in North Queensland, has decided to lead by example and beat high energy prices by going fully off-grid.
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Anti-dumping laws are disguised protectionism
David Leyonhjelm | April 28, 2018Australia is in no position to criticise Donald Trump’s steel tariffs when our own anti-dumping laws are just as protectionist.
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Asia-Pacific enterprises lead global digital disruption
First 5000 | April 27, 2018Companies in the Asia-Pacific region are embracing digital disruption to a greater extent than their counterparts in the rest of the developed world.
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Second round of funds to boost Queensland manufacturers
First 5000 | April 27, 2018Queensland manufacturers can now apply for grants of up to $2.5 million to improve their business thanks to the second round of the State Government’s $40 million Made in Queensland program.
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New technology set to transform pensions and safety
First 5000 | April 27, 2018The latest study from CSIRO’s Data61, produced in partnership with Safe Work Australia, argues that new technologies and ways of working will challenge traditional health and safety regulation and workers’ compensation.
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The ABCs of economic impact in defence: a case study
Rob Bourke | April 26, 2018Tracing the economic impact of building six Collins-class submarines in Australia offers insights into the likely boost to industry of the Government’s ambitious defence plans.
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Good news for global trade amid rising tensions
Maurice Obstfeld | April 26, 2018The global economy continues to show broad-based growth, however the prospect of trade conflict is a threatening cloud on the horizon.
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How to write a business proposal… that succeeds
Robin Hastings | April 26, 2018Companies wanting to present an idea to a prospective partner or to take advantage of an opportunity in the market often make one of three simple mistakes.