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$160m in export grants allocated within hours

A new digital portal built for Austrade’s reformed ‘first-come, first-served’ export grants program processed hundreds of submissions for funding within hours of applications opening, frustrating some users. The speed...

Defence supply chain program skews to a handful of SMEs

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Fewer than a dozen companies secured most of the benefit under Defence’s Global Supply Chain Program in its first 15 years, according to an independent review kept under wraps...

Govt defends blue hydrogen funding amid green push

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The Albanese government has defended its investment in a controversial coal-to-hydrogen project with the Victorian state government because it honours a Turnbull-era commitment to Japanese partners. Pre-commercialisation support for...

Defence doubles primes in global supply chain program

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Defence has almost doubled the number of multinational prime contractors it is paying to engage with local businesses through its long-running Global Supply Chain Program. Defence Industry minister Pat...

Canberra tips $13m into critical minerals processing

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Queensland and South Australia are set to play a greater role in global lithium-ion battery supply chains after the federal government awarded $13 million in matched grants to two...

SA unveils strategy to export green iron by 2030

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South Australia has set 2030 as the target for its first green iron exports in a new state strategy that paves the way forward for the burgeoning industry. The...

No plans to replace canned SA hydrogen projects

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The South Australian government will not look for additional Port Bonython Hydrogen Hub proposals despite two large projects led by Japanese petrochemical companies withdrawing from the planned precinct. In...

EU and Australian rare earths goals can coexist: EU energy chief

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The European Union’s target to meet a large proportion of its critical minerals processing needs domestically can coexist with Australia’s sovereign capability ambitions, according to the bloc’s energy commissioner...

New eligibility criteria confirmed in EMDG rules refresh

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A new eligibility criteria for the federal government’s troubled Export Market Development Grants program came into effect on Friday, conferring additional powers on the Austrade chief executive. The Export...