For a very long time now in Australia it has been possible to get venture capital for a yet-another gold mine or some FinTech app. But when manufacturing innovators...
Advanced Manufacturing
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A small piece of news last week gave a small amount of hope to Australians wanting nuclear energy as part of our future energy mix. Among 60 recommendations in...
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The federal government has all but confirmed that the six Industry Growth Centres will be on their own and receive no government funding after June 2022, at which time...
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An initial evaluation report of the six Industry Growth Centres – which has been considered in secret by the federal industry department for seven months or more – has highlighted inadequate...
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Siemens and Western Australian partner Murray Engineering have unveiled a new light electric vehicle (eLV) designed and built in Australia. The vehicle was unveiled at the Austmine 2021 conference...
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Carbon fibre composite road wheel manufacturer Carbon Revolution has taken a new hit from the Covid-19 pandemic. Last year the company suffered as vehicle assembly plants closed overseas during...
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Progress in utilising green hydrogen to power industrial process is being made rapidly, with the latest development the world’s first test with a 30 per cent hydrogen/natural gas blend...
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A new centre of innovation will be established at the old Holden factory on the outskirts of the Melbourne CBD with $180 million in funding from the Victorian government....
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Western Australian developers and manufacturers can now apply for up to $100,000 in matched government funding for medical technology and pharmaceutical manufacturing projects. The funding comes from a new...
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Deloitte has delivered a series of reports to the federal government on supply chain resilience, as money continues to pour into manufacturing and building Australia’s sovereign capability. As part...
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Manufacturing achieved its seventh straight month of growth in April, and its quickest rate of expansion in three years, according to the Australian Industry Group’s Performance of Manufacturing Index....
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The Queensland government diverted up to a third of its industry attraction program to support existing local manufacturers to pivot to COVID-19 supplies, including ventilators, masks and testing kits...
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The Guardian put it beautifully on Saturday when it said that ‘Australian smarts and Chinese industrial might make solar power the cheapest power humanity has seen’. This is the...
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The Victorian government has committed $50 million to support the manufacture of mRNA vaccines in the state because of global vaccine supply insecurity. Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are the...