As another decade of disappointingly slow growth in Australia draws to a close, policy makers, business leaders and many others are pondering what needs to happen before growth picks up to the old pre-GFC levels that we had come to…
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Australians generate a lot of rubbish, as do the people of all advanced economies (and increasingly, the people of less advanced and developing economies). In 2016-17, Australian businesses and households generated 68.9 mega tonnes (Mt) of waste, from a vast…
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A seminar organised by the Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) for industry and waste management experts in Newcastle earlier this month put on show many imaginative and effective approaches to the waste crisis that is confronting businesses both locally and…
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On 8 August, the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Education Council announced it would conduct a Review of Senior Secondary Pathways into Work, Further Education and Training. The terms of reference have been established to look at: The essential skills…
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The National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) has recently released a report that looks at apprenticeship completion rates for apprentices and trainees employed through group training compared to those directly employed by a business. Completion rates have been an…
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The latest quarterly data release about apprenticeships and traineeships was issued by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) on 5 September. There were 276,250 apprentices and trainees in-training as at 31 March 2019, a decrease of 0.9 per…
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Australia needs to improve its’ productivity if it is to enjoy another 26 years of growth. While investment in infrastructure, skills and technology will help, a new report issued by the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science has proven, unsurprisingly,…
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In 2019, (Un)Equal Pay Day will be on 28 August. This date is calculated by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) to mark the 59 additional days from the end of the previous financial year that women, on average, must…
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The National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) has published its apprenticeship and traineeship completion rates for 2018, with this year’s results revealing a continued decline in completion rates. The data takes commencement numbers from four years previously for trade…
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Australia’s commitments under the Paris Agreement are often invoked in domestic policy debate and politics, but are not widely understood. This post explains Paris further – and drills down to what it all means for industry. The Paris Agreement came…
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