Tag: manufacturing

Manufacturing’s seventh straight month of growth

Posted on   |  by Staff Writers
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....

Victoria’s $60m manufacturing fund opens

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Applications are now open for Victoria’s $60 million manufacturing fund, which aims to support and expand local industry and boost the state’s sovereign capability. The Manufacturing and Industry Development...

Manufacturers look to reshore operations: Report

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
More than half of Australian manufacturers are looking to reshore their operations locally in the next two years, a new report has found, as sovereign capability in the sector...

Mine giant moves manufacturing to Victoria

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Global mining firm Conymet Duratray International will set up a new manufacturing facility and global headquarters in Victoria, onshoring overseas manufacturing functions and establishing a new ‘innovation division’. Founded...

MMI fund opens for recycling and clean energy

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Recycling and clean energy projects are now eligible for grants from the government’s $1.3 billion manufacturing fund, with a 10-year roadmap for the sector also released. The addition of...

Andrews’ promotion is a manufacturing loss

Posted on   |  by Brent Balinski
For a long time, manufacturing lacked an industry minister with a lock on the job, there for the long term and with the necessary, hard-won credibility it takes to...

Albo’s $15b fund to build sovereign capability

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Labor leader Anthony Albanese has unveiled plans for a $15 billion fund to support Australia’s manufacturing sector, promising to partner with the private sector – including superannuation funds –...

Academy calls for manufacturing boost for vaccines

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Without the ability to produce vaccines onshore, Australia and the region remain vulnerable to supply shocks and ‘vaccine nationalism’, the Academy of Science says in a pre-budget submission to...

Policy re-set needed to boost manufacturing

Posted on   |  by Dr Samih Nabulsi
Australia is weathering the devastating effects of COVID-19 relatively well, but it is clear that even with a potential vaccine on the horizon, we should be prepared for what...