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Defence manufacturing worth $1.6bn to Australia

The Defence industry was worth $8.88 billion to the Australian economy in financial year 2020-21, of which around 18 per cent was contributed directly through manufacturing. This is according...

National EV strategy considers manufacturing revival

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The federal government has opened consultations on Australia’s first national electric vehicle strategy with a brief paper that touts the opportunity of manufacturing batteries and vehicles onshore, and all...

Calls for 10-year manufacturing strategy in Victoria

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A 10-year Victorian Manufacturing Strategy and a $500 million credit scheme for manufacturing, sustainability, and high-tech businesses are among the Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s recommendations ahead of...

Greens say Climate Trigger will bolster green manufacturing

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Greens environment and water spokesperson Senator Sarah Hanson-Young says that the proposed Climate Trigger will drive decarbonisation and support new investment in green manufacturing opportunities. As an amendment...

Mineral exploration booms to meet energy transition demand

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Mineral exploration expenditure reached the second highest on record in financial year 2021-22, buoyed by record spends on the search for essential materials in the production of electronics and...

Cost of developing battery industry not modelled by govt

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Commonwealth government has yet to produce modelling on the cost of developing a battery cell manufacturing industry in Australia, but remains committed to its election commitment to produce...

Tim Ayres hosts heavy industry and trade roundtables

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Representatives from 15 heavy industry organisations will meet on Tuesday morning at a roundtable hosted by Assistant Minister for Manufacturing and Trade Tim Ayres as part of the Jobs...

Manufacturing is a capability; Here’s what we need

Posted on   |  by Dr Jens Goennemann
Manufacturing is the answer. I know this because back in May of this year I stood in front of Australia’s first gigafactory in the making. In Tomago, New South...

Hydrogen leads Queensland’s demand for engineering talent

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
A new report by Construction Skills Queensland has found that developing the state’s renewables industry to 2050, with its emphasis on hydrogen, will drive huge new demand for engineering...

Chalmers recommits to local industry rebuild

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
As inflation is expected to hit 7.75 per cent by the end of the year and growth forecasts have been revised down by half a per cent, Treasurer Jim...