Tag: Future Made in Australia

$47m TAFE upgrade for heavy manufacturing workers

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Wollongong’s TAFE campus will be upgraded and new courses offered for heavy industry manufacturing in Defence and transport sectors under a $47 million state and federal initiative aimed at...

Govt dismisses call for national manufacturing commissioner

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Industry department has quietly published a response to a parliamentary inquiry into advanced manufacturing, dismissing a recommendation that government appoint a national commissioner to oversee policy and program...

$150m package to sustain WA battery material dream

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Lithium processors will not have to pay dues to the Western Australian government for the next two years as part of a $150 million package to keep the battery...

‘Time to act’: $14b Future Made tax incentives hit Parliament

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Monday introduced legislation to allow the government to pour almost $14 billion into Australia’s fledgling green hydrogen and critical minerals processing industries, marking a new...

The battle for a Future Made in Aust within Treasury

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Future Made in Australia agenda faced significant opposition from Treasury officials, but over time there has been increasing support for net zero industry development efforts, according to the...

Speed to action is key to successful innovation outcomes

Posted on   |  by Sandy Plunkett
If Australian government, business and defence leaders want another confronting example of 21st century asymmetric capability in innovation ambition and speed of execution, take a look at Chris Power...

A priority reset is needed to lift Australia’s productivity

Posted on   |  by Sandy Plunkett
In a world where rival superpowers the United States and China are spending many trillions of dollars to win the new digital industrial revolution, Australia’s vital economic statistics and...

Senate crossbench draws Future Made in Australia battlelines

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Senate crossbenchers that the federal government needs to win over to pass its Future Made in Australia bill are demanding more transparency, emissions assessments and an explicit ban on...