Tag: NRF

First NRF deal keeps mining company in Qld

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The head of Australia’s $15 billion manufacturing fund says a pipeline of innovation investments will follow its debut equity deal for a Queensland mining equipment maker, and that its...

Solving Australia’s commercialisation dilemma

Posted on   |  by Bronwyn Le Grice
One of the most cited comments on Australia’s STEM industries is our strength in science, and our lack of strength in commercialisation. This claim is not without foundation. In...

Landmark NRF startup deals within weeks

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The first investments from the Albanese government’s landmark $15 billion manufacturing fund will be revealed within weeks as part of series A or B raises of local startups. The National...

Govt urged to unshackle industry policy billions

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Albanese government is being urged to amend its investment mandates and risk appetites to channel more of its landmark industry support to research and deep technologies after analysis...

Blueprint for a 3D-printed future for manufacturing

Posted on   |  by Simon Marriott, Dr Frank Wagner and Dr Matthew Young
Australian manufacturing finds itself at a pivotal moment, grappling with myriad challenges that have led to its contribution to GDP dwindling to a record low of 5.4 per cent....

Reclaiming sovereignty over strategic technologies

Posted on   |  by Adam Gilmour
Australian governments have been discussing innovation, advanced manufacturing, and the vision of making more (and more high-tech things) in Australia… for decades. Yet here we are in 2024, ranked...

How Australia’s village culture is strangling our future

Posted on   |  by Sandy Plunkett
Australia is a highly educated, ethnically diverse and resource-rich country with 159 billionaires; $3.4 trillion in superannuation savings; a $22.7 billion Future Made in Australia policy; a $272 billion...