NECA welcomes launch of small-business campaign
10 April, 2013NECA has welcomed the launch of today’s small-business campaign and said it will give the campaign its full support.The Small Business - Too Big to Ignore campaign, which was officially launched in Western Sydney in front of an audience of more than 600 small business owners including representatives from NECA, is designed to put small business centre stage in the run-up to September’s federal election.
Clean tech innovation competition open
04 April, 2013The third annual Australian Clean Technologies Competition has already helped more than 50 companies commercialise their ideas and access new customer markets.
Support for privatised Queensland energy sector
08 March, 2013EnergyAustralia has voiced its support for the Queensland Government Commission of Audit recommendation to privatise parts of Queensland’s energy sector.
Queensland’s major construction projects set to decline 40%
21 February, 2013Major construction projects in Queensland are predicted to decline by more than $7.5 billion, the President of the Queensland Major Contractors Association has said.
The mobile nation - driving productivity, jobs and social change
11 February, 2013A new Deloitte Access Economics report highlights the vital role played by mobile telecommunications in lifting Australia’s productivity performance and estimates a boost of nearly $12 billion to the economy from current developments by 2025.
Cyberattacks targeted in National Security Strategy
29 January, 2013Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced the first National Security Strategy for Australia, with a focus on combating cyberattacks.
Global smart meter installed base to double by 2016
16 January, 2013The global installed base of advanced (communicating) electricity meters is expected to double by 2016, according to a new study from IMS Research.
Government provides boost for new dads
11 January, 2013As of 1 January 2013, the Australian Government’s Paid Parental Leave scheme now includes Dad and Partner Pay. It is available to working dads or partners who care for a child born or adopted from 1 January.
Mobile devices and SSDs to drive high demand for data recovery in 2013
17 December, 2012According to Kroll Ontrack, the rise of mobile devices in the workplace and widespread adoption of virtualisation drove an increase in data recovery requests globally in 2012. The race to reduce the cost of solid state drives (SSDs) will further fuel adoption and even higher volumes of data recovery requests in 2013.
2013 “another tough slog” for Australian business
17 December, 2012“2013 looks like it’s shaping up as another tough slog for Australian businesses, with no indication the international economy will improve dramatically or that we will see any pressure taken off the high Australian dollar,” said NSW Business Chamber CEO Stephen Cartwright.
IBA invests in Indigenous communications company
13 December, 2012Indigenous Business Australia has announced investment in Message Stick Communications, a successful majority Aboriginal-owned business that provides unified communications services to a range of corporate and government clients.
Smart meter proposal not so clever declares MEA
11 December, 2012Master Electricians Australia has rejected the call for the compulsory rollout of smart meters in Australian homes, saying it was just more wasteful spending that would drive the cost of domestic electricity even higher.
State government ownership driving up electricity prices
16 November, 2012CEDA’s latest research has found that state governments should divest their ownership of energy network service provision assets to help curb further electricity price rises for households.
The state of the nation
14 November, 2012 by Dannielle FurnessIt seems obvious enough - buying Australian made supports local business, keeps money in our economy and ensures your installs meet the mandatory safety standards. Whether apparent or not, the problem and, let’s face it, the reality, is that tougher economic conditions tend to make cheaper overseas alternatives more attractive, creating a hard-to-ignore temptation, in some cases, to forgo quality for the sake of winning the job.
Australians most concerned about electricity failure
06 November, 2012Australians are more concerned about the failure of electricity and water services than disruption to transportation or telecommunications, new research from Unisys shows.
