Tag: NRF

Beyond the NRF: The nation’s search for industry policy

Posted on   |  by Sandy Plunkett
Back in August, just after the announcement of the National Reconstruction Fund Board, Industry and Science minister Ed Husic reminded us that “policy is shaped by the times it...

Bridging the funding gap between industry and Defence

Posted on   |  by David Waterhouse
The Valley of Death is real. As any Deep Tech or advanced manufacturing entrepreneur knows, there is a chasm between innovation and commercialisation that must be fully funded or...

‘Pools of capability’ bridge research commercialisation gap

Posted on   |  by Nicole Bittar
‘Enabling the enablers’ in any thriving sector is a two-way street. Business leaders must continue to focus on industry-led commercialisation capability as a call to action for government support....

Manufacturing union secures last NRF board position

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union assistant national secretary Glenn Thompson has filled the last National Reconstruction Fund Corporation board position more than two months after the appointments were announced. Mr...

Govt to unveil more industrial policy in response to US push

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Albanese government will unveil further industrial policy measures within months in response to America’s large-scale subsidies for strategic industries, Assistant Minister for Manufacturing Tim Ayres said on Tuesday....

Search begins for inaugural NRF chief executive

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Albanese government has begun its search for an inaugural chief executive to take charge of the new entity overseeing its landmark $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund. Executive search...

Business Council wants NRF narrowed

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Australia’s peak business lobby group wants the $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund to support fewer industries and be dedicated to critical technologies as part of an overhaul of industrial...