Tag: manufacturing

The battle for a Future Made in Aust within Treasury

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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...

$55m in CRC-P grants for AI, hydrogen storage and MedTech

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Hydrogen storage, artificial intelligence and waste reduction are among the 23 projects to share in $55 million of funding through the the federal government’s Cooperative Research Centres project grants...

First WA space industry strategy launched

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A space industry strategy has been launched by the Western Australian government to drive greater economic diversity through space research commercialisation and technology transfer. Released on Thursday, the six-year...

Biomanufacturer Cauldron Ferm secures Qld govt funding

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Orange-based biomanufacturer Cauldron Ferm has landed Queensland government support to develop the first precision fermentation contract manufacturing facility in the Asia-Pacific. The automated facility, which will be built in...

Origin exits hydrogen despite $115m govt support

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Origin Energy will cease work on green hydrogen development despite receiving $115 million in state and Commonwealth government backing for a proposed hub in New South Wales. The decision...

Local Defence primes needed to spur innovation: Joe Hockey

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Former Treasurer and Ambassador to the United States Joe Hockey says Australia needs Defence prime contractors to support local innovation and scale domestic manufacturing. In an address to the...

CSIRO delivers nanotech suit prototype

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A protective suit made of ground-breaking nanofibre technology has been developed by the national science agency to shield Australian troops from chemical and biological threats. The prototype suit, which...

Hanwha on local defence industry partnership spree

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Hanwha signed three new local defence industry partnerships and renewed its collaboration agreement with Deakin University last week at the Land Forces 2024 conference in Melbourne. The industry agreements...