The Australian Government Department of Industry commissioned the Centre for Workplace Leadership (University of Melbourne) to conduct a study that investigates the use of management practices that increase performance and innovation in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the manufacturing sector. This paper presents the initial findings.

This report presents the Productivity Commission's views on the costs and benefits of industry-specific assistance to the automotive manufacturing industry, in light of the structural change that will occur over the next few years as Ford, Holden and Toyota close their motor vehicle manufacturing plants in Australia. Key points: Australia's automotive manufacturing industry is undergoing...

This paper estimates the effects of the mining boom in Australia, using a large-scale structural macro-econometric model, AUS-M.

Jobs Online measures changes in job vacancies in New Zealand advertised by businesses on the two main internet job boards – SEEK and Trade Me Jobs. The trend series is used as it reduces the month-to-month volatility. Changes to regional reporting This report now reports the trend for ten regions. This new series is available...

This scorecard provides information on a range of labour market indicators in New Zealand and assesses their contribution to economic growth. Overview: The June 2014 quarter seasonally adjusted results show that compared to the March 2014 quarter: the number employed increased by 10,000 people (0.4 per cent) and the number unemployed decreased by 9,000 (6.3...