The New South Wales Government is streamlining the state’s technical and further education sector, with 10 TAFE institutes to be amalgamated. Training Minister John Barilaro says bureaucratic excesses must be curtailed. He added that it is intolerable...
ANZ Bank CEO Shayne Elliott has predicted the disappearance of credit cards in Australia within the next decade. The bank announced on 14 July 2016 that it has chosen Google’s Android Pay for contactless payments in Australia. Bendigo & Adelaide Bank...
Before AFA Members think about importing or exporting a product, you need to understand how it is classified for customs tariffs and duty in each market of interest. The Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding system is generally referred to as the...
The Biomass mission’s novel space radar will make 3D maps of forests, improving our understanding of how carbon is cycled through the Earth system. Its data will be important for climate research, and will create a baseline for treaties that seek to...
After a busy time at FURNITEX & design and working with QIDA, Greg Natale launched his new furniture range. He posted on Instagram” So pleased to launch #GrangeXGregNatale with @nealewhitaker,@vogueliving and @domoaustralia.” Using in-house...
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is warning AFA Members to watch out for scam emails that claim to be from the ACCC but in fact contain links that can infect your computer with malware. In the past week, several businesses have reported...
The shortlist for the 2016 World Architecture Festival Awards has been announced. More than 300 projects from 58 countries have been shortlisted. Among them are 24 Australian projects and additional international projects by Australian practices. This year, the...
In the coastal town of Beidaihe near Beijing, there’s a beautiful white chapel that’s both art installation and religious space. Designed by Vector Architects, the Seashore Chapel looks like it’s floating on water – but only when high tide comes around....
The building will be a new addition to the Melbourne’s arts precinct in Southbank. Situated at 33 Sturt Street, it will be adjacent to the Melbourne Recital Centre designed by 2016 Gold Medallists ARM Architecture. The site, currently a car park, is leased from...
We would like to congratulate all the winners of the 2016 Australian Furnishing Industry Awards (AFIA) and the Australian Contemporary Emerging (ACE) Design Awards. With more incredible designs and quality craftsmanship on show than ever before the judges had a...
Currently, the Australian Consumer Law contains terms that provide consumers with protections against unfair contract terms in standard form contracts for the supply and sale of goods. In November this year these protections will be extended to small...
Dangerous Designs Competition – open for entries NOW! WoodSolutions challenges designers, architects, craftsmen and builders to design differently and imagine products, spaces and buildings that incorporate and highlight the aesthetics, durability and...
Have you thought about applying for the Research and Development (R&D) tax incentive? R&D Tax Incentive provides targeted cash offsets designed to encourage more companies to engage in R&D. It can be applied to companies with an end of...
The Australian Furniture International Pavilion will be located at CIFF, Shanghai from 7-10 September, 2016 in International Hall 1; 1D24. For information contact membership@australianfurniture.org.au For full PDF version of...
The Australian Furniture Association will be exhibiting under the banner of Australian International Pavilions in Shanghai in September, showcasing a small number of Award winning Australian designs, recently announced at FURNITEX & design 2016. As a result...
