As much as people didn’t want to lose jobs, most could see that the manufacturing jig was up.
Manufacturing sector
Guy Rundle: Manufacturing … there’s nothing left to cut
Time to re-evaluate Chinese manufacturing? PacBrands fails to deliver
At first glance, Pacific Brands’ half-year profit announcement was disastrous. But the news was even worse: results showed the company’s highly contentious move to manufacture offshore has not delivered, says James Boston.
Golden parachute for former PacBrands CEO; 1850 sackees not so lucky
The amount paid to former Pacific Brands CEO Paul Moore in his last 18 months at the company would have kept 130 low-paid Pac Brands workers employed for a whole year, writes Adam Schwab.
Does manufacturing need a saviour?
The Labor spokesman for Industry, Kim Carr, has reopened a settled debate by hinting at a reversal of the lower tariff regime that for 20 years has enjoyed bi partisan support. Does the Australian manufacturing sector need Kim Carr to rescue it from dastardly distress?
