Member viewpoint by Linsey Siede Australia has long been described as the “Lucky Country” and a “Land of Opportunity”, but it is also a country of dichotomy and of missed opportunities. As an Engineer I like to work with facts, so here are a few which lead to Australia’s opportunities to be innovative, add value,…
Australian manufacturing narrowly slipped into contraction during December 2018, according to the monthly Australian Industry Group PMI, with its first non-growth result in more than two years.
Comment by Peter Roberts It must have seemed such a good idea at the time – threaten the Australian government that you would pull out of local manufacturing if they didn’t cough up some extra dough. But for GM’s Holden subsidiary, 2018 was confirmation of what an own goal its threat was, slumping spectacularly in…
With the world already 50 per cent urbanised business opportunities abound by meeting the needs of city hotbeds of growth and innovation. But the rise of smart, connected cities has added new layers of opportunity for agile engineers, manufacturers and service providers. From green buildings and building monitoring and management to wi-fi, data analytics, energy…