19 May, 2013
LABOR WANTS AUSTRALIANS TO PAY MORE FOR CARS
Labor wants Australians to pay more for cars with Labor member for Wakefield Nick Champion calling for a reintroduction of tariffs.
“Labor’s absurd plan to reintroduce tariffs will increase the cost of Australian cars for Australians,”...
15 May, 2013
The Gillard Government has given up on the manufacturing sector. This is a budget that lacks any credibility and vision for industry.
“At a time when global economic uncertainty and rapidly increasing costs are sending manufacturers to the wall, Labor has once again failed to present ...
13 May, 2013
Incitec Pivot’s half-year profit has dropped 23 per cent, with the impact of the carbon tax and inflation responsible for $6 million of the reduction in revenue. Instead of listening and working with business, Industry Minister Greg Combet has arrogantly dismissed industry concerns, in a serie...
10 May, 2013
The 2013 Pre-Election survey released by the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) today shows the high Australian dollar ranking well below tax levels, red tape and international competitiveness when it comes to the concerns of business.
“Today’s ACCI survey further confir...
08 May, 2013
Labor has finally abandoned all pretence of support for Australian manufacturing as it prepares to dump its series of so-called clean technology programs, as reported in today’s Australian Financial Review. “Greg Combet has used these programs as a crutch and a charade to demonstrate &ls...
07 May, 2013
Car components manufacturers SMR Automotive have today become the next in a long line of manufacturers in the automotive industry in receipt of Rudd/Gillard government handouts to either shed jobs or close down entirely. SMR Automotive, who received over $2 million from Federal Labor’s now def...
06 May, 2013
At the start of National Manufacturing Week, the Coalition has restated its strong support for manufacturing and its importance as one of the vital pillars of the Australian economy.
“Manufacturing is one of our key industries and the Coalition recognises its essential contribution to the Au...
02 May, 2013
Industry Minister Greg Combet has given up on accountability again, even as jobs burn in manufacturing and the Australian Industry Group Performance of Manufacturing Index records its worst result in four years. Only eight out of over 190 questions put to Mr Combet’s department (the Department...
01 May, 2013
The Australian Industry Group (AiG) Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI) for the month of April has recorded a 14th successive drop, and the worst monthly result since 2009.
The PMI also recorded the lowest export reading since the export sub index was added in 2004.
AiG Chief Execu...
24 April, 2013
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has been caught out blatantly misrepresenting the facts on the state of manufacturing and jobs in Australia under Labor. In an interview with 3AW’s Neil Mitchell today, Mr Dreyfus made a number of claims: DREYFUS: The manufacturing industry sector increased emplo...