14 December, 2011
New Innovation Minister Greg Combet is trumpeting improvements in productivity and competitiveness now that his empire was been expanded - despite his disastrous history with industry.
Leopards don’t change their spots. Imprinted on our minds should be Mr Combet’s history including hi...
12 December, 2011
Julia Gillard confirmed today she has learnt nothing from the backlash against her toxic carbon tax with her appointment of Greg Combet as a de facto Industry Minister amid an extraordinary downgrading of the importance of manufacturing and industry policy.
As well as dumping the bel...
12 December, 2011
Four tortured years of backflips, broken promises and incoherent policies finally caught up with Kim Carr today – but his sacking as cabinet Minister is clearly being used to mask Julia Gillard’s own bungling of the innovation, industry, science and research portfolio.
Mr Carr’...
07 December, 2011
Mike Devereux, President of the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, today reaffirmed that the carbon tax is a heavy and unfair cost that will be imposed on local manufacturers yet competing imports will be exempt.
Speaking at the National Press Club, Mr Devereux in answer to a media q...
01 December, 2011
Australian manufacturing has recorded yet another month of decline, while Labor indulges in yet another review and defers any policy decisions for a least a further six months.
The Australian Industry Group – PricewaterhouseCoopers Performance of Manufacturing Performance Index (PMI) data f...