Jar company rejects ‘communist’ China
An Australian company selling Mason jars says it will no longer source from China as it flags a global shortage of the millennial favourite.
Manufacturing
Market suffers biggest fall in 4 months
The ASX suffered its biggest daily tumble in four months after Wall Street fell sharply overnight, with few stocks in the green.
Wesfarmers hits record high but ASX slips
Resources stocks dragged the ASX lower, with the benchmark index returning below the key 6800 point mark, but Wesfarmers shares hit a record high.
The sector giving bank brands a spanking
One industry has not only overtaken banking as Australia’s most valuable sector but also taken out a gong from a group that rarely hands out bouquets to corporate types.
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Why the car industry conked out
WHY did Australia’s three car-makers — Toyota, Holden and Ford — announce shutdowns within nine months of each other?
Can you really just get another job?
THOUSANDS of auto workers will be left without a job due to Toyota, Ford and Holden pulling out of the country. How hard will it be to transition to a whole new career?
No rush to axe tariffs on imported cars
THERE may be a silver lining to the shutdown of the vehicle industry — a fall in the price of imported cars. But the Government’s going to take its time making a decision.
Abbott attacked over job losses
BILL Shorten has tried unsuccessfully to censure the Prime Minister in Question Time for “failing to stand up and fight for Australian jobs”.
Is the car industry really worth it?
THE level of government support the automotive sector has received indicates it’s crucial to Aussie manufacturing but the numbers tell a different story.
Toyota shutdown to hit 50,000 jobs
TOYOTA’S decision to shut its Altona plant will leave up to 50,000 workers in supporting industries out of a job, in addition to the 2500 at the factory.
Toyota shutdown sad but inevitable
ANALYSIS: Toyota always wanted to be the last to turn out the lights. If it went first it would have been blamed for killing the entire industry.
Ford to cut 300 jobs at Victorian plants
BREAKING: FORD has confirmed it will cut 300 jobs in June with the Broadmeadows and Geelong plants both to be affected.
Wong: Helping SPC ‘value for money’
SENATOR Penny Wong has accused the Abbott government of taking a hard line on SPC Ardmona, and said assisting it would have been value for money.
SPC decision shows PM’s credentials
PRIME Minister Tony Abbott understands that job in an unprofitable company is a job already lost, writes Jessica Irvine.
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