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Tony Abbott vs. Tony Abbott on manufacturing

Tony Abbott vs. Tony Abbott on manufacturing

By Robert Merkel on August 30, 2011

Tony Abbott is heavy industry’s best friend – this week. It’s amazing how fast things can change.

Posted in Economics, Featured, Policy, Politics | Tagged backflip, car manufacturing, manufacturing, Tony Abbott | 17 Responses

FJ Holden

A whimper rather than a bang

By Brian on June 30, 2011

It started with Holden 48-215 or FX, followed by the famous FJ. Others followed. According to The Volkswagenwerk Classic and Vintage Club of Australia: By 1962, Volkswagen was the 3rd largest producer of cars in Australia behind only GM and [...]

Posted in Economics, Featured, Technology | Tagged car manufacturing | 24 Responses

Jobs, jobs, jobs (if you make car parts)

By Mark Bahnisch on January 25, 2009

Following on from one of the conclusions that can be drawn from the thread on Bernard Keane’s critique of the Rudd government’s involvement with bankers – that there’s a growing perception that the long term implications of “emergency” economic decisions [...]

Posted in Economics, Energy, Industrial Relations, Markets, Politics, Poverty | Tagged ALP, AMWU, car manufacturing, employment, free markets, industry assistance, industry policy, Labor, labour market, labour market programs, neoliberalism, Rudd government, skills, Tenneco, unemployment, unions, vehicle parts | 37 Responses

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