Tag: manufacturing

CSIRO launches $19m Aus-India circular economy accelerator

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The CSIRO on Tuesday revealed details on its new accelerator program for late-stage startups and small to medium-sized enterprises with innovative circular economy technologies. The national science agency is running...

Tritium shuts Brisbane factory for US manufacturing pivot

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Australian EV charging station maker Tritium will shut its Brisbane factory in favour of consolidating its manufacturing operations in the United States, as the firm chases profitability in 2024....

Global competition spurs WA’s critical minerals strategy update

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The Western Australian government is updating its battery and critical minerals strategy to keep pace with global competition in value-added manufacturing. Building on its abundant reserves of battery critical...

Multi-billion dollar Sun Cable facility planned for Tasmania

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Sun Cable plans to build the Southern Hemisphere’s first advanced subsea cable manufacturing facility in Tasmania, which the state government expects will inject more than $1 billion into the...

$3.6m awarded to defence industry SMEs

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The latest $3.6 million round of defence industry grants has been split between 10 local firms, with South Australia-based firms receiving the largest collective amount. The largest individual grant...

‘NRF is a financial mechanism, not an industry policy’

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Australia is at risk of being left out of global supply chains without an industrial policy framework tailored to the energy transition, according to innovation specialist Professor Roy Green,...

SA lays out plan for manufacturing revival

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South Australia will look to turn around its manufacturing slide with a new decadal strategy that puts an emphasis on place-based innovation, value-adding and strategically important sectors like defence,...

Defence readies release of new space capability strategy

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The Department of Defence is nearing completion of a new Space Capability Program strategy, with local industry expected to be briefed “before December”. Head of Space Command Air Vice-Marshall...