Tag: MMI

WA manufacturers hoover another $61m in election grants

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
More than $61 million in manufacturing grants have been poured into Western Australia in the final stages of the election campaign following changes by the Coalition last year which...

Hypersonix lands $8m as part of latest MMI cash splash

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Aerospace engineering company Hypersonix has scored an $8 million Commonwealth grant for its hypersonic target drone as part of a $45 million manufacturing grants cash splash on Queensland companies...

Southern Launch lands $5m as part of latest MMI funding

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Adelaide-based space company Southern Launch has landed a near-$5 million federal government grant as part of the latest round of Modern Manufacturing Initiative funding, in which seven manufacturers shared...

Boeing-led group wins $34m aerospace manufacturing grant

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The latest government grant from the Modern Manufacturing Initiative will go to a Boeing-led defence aerospace manufacturing network based in Brisbane, with the government funding making up about a...

Govt’s $1.3 billion manufacturing grants shortlisted for audit

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The administration of $1.3 billion in grants from the Coalition’s flagship manufacturing program could come under the audit office’s microscope after being listed as a potential investigation next year,...

Manufacturing war chest intact for run up to election

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Prime Minister and the Industry Minister are sitting on an estimated $456 million in manufacturing grant announcements in the lead up to the May election, with Labor raising...

Gilmour secures federal funding for $157m space facilities

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A consortium known as the Australian Space Manufacturing Network and led by Gilmour Space Technologies has secured $52 million in federal funding to manufacture launch vehicles and satellites and...

BlueScope scores $55m govt grant for steel manufacturing plant

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
BlueScope Steel has been awarded $55 million from the federal government’s flagship manufacturing grant program to part-fund the redevelopment of its advanced manufacturing precinct near Wollongong. The precinct includes...

PM declined to lead innovation recovery

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Prime Minister Scott Morrison declined a COVID-19 Commission recommendation to lead the innovation policies that would drive Australian industry’s economic recovery from the pandemic, according to the government adviser...