Author: James Riley

Is Australia’s great manufacturing revival here?

Posted on   |  by Professor Cori Stewart
Opinion: A marked upward trend in Australian manufacturing jobs to more than 900,000 occurred this month. Add to this manufacturing’s value-add in software programming, R&D, design and other supply...

NSW to get digital venue vax passport from October 18

Posted on   |  by David McClure
The NSW government is expected to have integrated COVID-19 digital vaccination certificates into the venue check-in function of its Service NSW app by October 18, and available publicly across...

Albanese goes all-in on sovereign procurement

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Labor leader Anthony Albanese has put sovereign procurement at the centre of the party’s industry policy ahead of the looming federal election, promising a greater share of the government...

Procurement dollars to drive local industry outcomes: Husic

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Shadow Industry minister Ed Husic has called on governments to attach industry development goals and economic growth outcomes to procurement decisions, whether it’s in relation to large-scale infrastructure projects...

Deloitte acquires sovereign cloud company Sliced Tech

Posted on   |  by James Riley
On the day that sovereign cloud service company Sliced Tech was awarded ‘Certified Strategic’ status under the federal government’s controversial Hosting Certification Framework, the company was acquired by multinational...

Calix’ zero-carbon cement is lowest cost technology

Posted on   |  by Peter Roberts
A European Union funded consortium has released the final project report that the entire constriction sector is waiting for – official confirmation that the technology developed by Australian company Calix...

Commercialisation boost for advanced manufacturers

Posted on   |  by James Riley
An electric motorcycle builder and a company that uses a seaweed oil extract as a feed additive to reduce livestock methane emissions are two of the latest recipients of...

Submarines, industrial policy and frontier technology

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Silicon Quantum Computing chief executive Michelle Simmons and Australia’s Ambassador to the United States Arthur Sinodinos are among the heavyweight speakers to join a special panel discussion on the...