The assertion by The Australian newspaper for it to be ‘too late to save manufacturing’ is grounded in a lack of understanding. First, in what is manufacturing. Second, in...
Advanced Manufacturing
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Australia has made good progress decarbonising the electricity market, but one of the most glaring of omissions in Australia’s national climate stance remains our tardiness on taking action in...
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The first program under the $1.3 billion Modern Manufacturing Initiative – this one focused on the space sector – is open for business, with government calling for the first...
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Australia’s largest company by market capitalisation, biotechnology manufacturer CSL has powered ahead in the first half of the financial year reporting a net profit after tax up 44 per...
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Many women are deterred from participation in some of Australia’s most thriving and essential businesses, particularly in male-dominated industries such as manufacturing. This is due to organisations struggling to...
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An autonomous electric vehicle platform developed in the Bayswater North industrial area of Melbourne has surfaced with the release of new pictures and video. After a $7.7 million, four-year...
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Queensland-based space company Black Sky Aerospace has successfully launched its first rocket powered by Australian-made solid-state fuel. Black Sky developed an original process for the manufacture of solid rocket...
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As interesting as the topic of reshoring might be to some manufacturers, its discussion in Australia relies heavily on hunches and anecdote. In March 2019, when this website asked...
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The South Australian government has doubled down on its push into the space sector, partnering with industry to send a locally designed and manufactured satellite into orbit. Announced by...
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Not content with his planned $1 billion investment in solar power and pumped hydro storage at Whyalla in South Australia, steel magnate Sanjeev Gupta has flagged an even bigger...
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Australia is weathering the devastating effects of COVID-19 relatively well, but it is clear that even with a potential vaccine on the horizon, we should be prepared for what...
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Highly respected Sydney Swans football star Adam Goodes is leading the first indigenous supplier contracted for the Hunter-class frigate programme’s prototyping phase. With prototyping beginning this month, Goodes’ Indigenous...
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Volvo Group Australia has celebrated the build of the 50,000th Volvo truck at its Wacol, Queensland plant. Volvo Group handed over the FH16 XXL vehicle to its customer Nolan’s...
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Where will we find the manufacturing successes of tomorrow? It’s a fair question, and there’s always a fair bit of guesswork involved. One answer was given by the federal...