New minister Arthur Sinodinos seems all for the innovation catch-cry but perhaps it’s time he dropped it.
Articles on Industry
Displaying 101 - 120 of 139 articles
Data centers are taking over the factories where workers once processed checks, baked bread and printed Bibles. What will the rise of the information-based economy mean for American cities?
Making products in our new economic age is fast becoming a partnership with customers, not just a transaction.
Changes to construction material requirements from negotiations on the ABCC will give Australian steelmakers a chance to step-up.
The controversy over changes to the backpacker tax shows the inadequacy of relying on backpackers as the primary labour source for a vital industry.
Thanks to a recent Federal Court decision, the industry that helps to fund class actions will now be regulated in part by the courts. But is this the best way?
The literary hero represents a sea change in the region’s history.
A tin pot dictator plunders billions from his blighted nation’s treasury. Sensing he’ll soon be exiled, amid public relations fanfare, he offers ill-gotten millions to a local university for a new school…
The life insurance industry has been put on notice about its commissions.
Financial incentives alone won’t increase research collaboration between universities and business. Academics say they need time, support and an environment encouraging of engagement.
How the new chancellor must do to mitigate the economic effects of Brexit.
Fast fashion is the second most wasteful industry on Earth. But with the creation of dresses that charge cellphones and clothes made from recycled bottles, we could be on the verge of a green fashion revolution.
The greyhound industry has been numerous opportunities to reform like any other industry. But it failed and that why it deserves to be shut down.
Pyne talked more about changing taxes and incentives to stimulate growth and industry, whereas Carr had clear plans for government investment.
Labor’s policy essentially creates a new layer of tertiary education that would involve universities and TAFE Institutes working together to deliver associate degrees and advanced diplomas.
Microplastics go largely unseen but are a scourge of the oceans. Filmmaker Jo Ruxton answers questions about the challenge of filming it.
Financial institutions in Africa are worried that universities aren’t producing graduates with relevant skills for the industry.
The government assumes that with the right education and training, a young person will be able to get work. But this is not the case, especially for young people who live in rural and regional areas.
The UK government is considering taking a stake in a dying asset when it could have helped build a balanced economy much earlier.
The industrial construction sector will have to cut costs and focus on smaller projects due to a slowdown in mining construction.
Top contributors
-
Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
-
Professor of Industrial Strategy & Regional Development, Co-Director Centre for Governance, Regions and Industrial Strategy (CGRIS), University of Bath
-
Professor of Business Economics, University of Birmingham
-
Associate Professor in Economic Policy, UCL
-
Professor of Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology
-
Professor of Energy and Environmental Policy, Director of the Climate Policy Lab and Center for International Environment and Resource Policy, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
-
Professor of Innovation & Knowledge Exchange, University of Oxford
-
Professor of Geoenergy, Carbon Capture and Storage, Durham University
-
Professor of Geophysics, Durham University
-
PhD Candidate in the Department of Earth Sciences, Durham University
-
Honorary Professor, Fenner School of Environment and Society, ANU College of Science, Australian National University
-
Executive Director of the Centre for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development, University of Johannesburg
-
Chair in Sustainable Enterprise, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney
-
Professor, Co-Founder, Critical Minerals Consortium, and Australia-India Critical Minerals Research Hub, Monash University
-
Adjunct Professor in Biotechnology, Monash University