The federal government has committed $57.5 million to support the transformation of Nyrstar’s Port Pirie and Hobart smelters into critical minerals facilities as part of a $135 million joint...
Advanced Manufacturing
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Dressed in a white protective suit and face mask, Nicolas Chueh listened intently as a guide introduced a series of silver machines used in manufacturing Taiwan’s cutting-edge semiconductors. The...
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The flight was brief, lasting just 14 seconds or so, but Gilmour Space Technologies chief executive Adam Gilmour says the first test flight for its Eris orbital vehicle felt...
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Defence, biofuels and biomedical industries are set for a major boost in Queensland, with the state government opening applications for its new $180.6 million Sovereign Industry Development Fund. The...
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Australian scientists will co-develop electronics and materials in Sydney for a global quantum giant that is racing to build the world’s most powerful quantum computer by the end of the...
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A stadium-sized complex that will house PsiQuantum’s first commercially useful quantum computer is facing a potential setback, with the Silicon Valley startup and Brisbane Airport yet to lodge development...
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Four Australian scaleups developing sovereign technologies in space, clean energy, defence and robotics have secured a combined $16 million in early-stage commercialisation funding under the federal government’s Industry Growth...
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The future of a $200 million Queensland battery testing and innovation centre promised three years ago hangs in the balance after the Crisafulli state government pulled its half of the...
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A new industry-led advisory council has been set up by the Queensland government to strengthen the state’s manufacturing sector and lift supply chain resilience. The Queensland Manufacturing Advisory Council...
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Last month, two developments delivered a sharp warning to Australia’s industrial base. In a major economic address, Treasurer Jim Chalmers declared productivity the “defining economic challenge of the next...
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Australian counter-drone device-maker DroneShield will invest at least $13 million in a new Sydney-based manufacturing and in-house assembly facility to meet surging demand for its sovereign defence technologies. The...
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Australia has a $36 billion opportunity to build a sovereign low-carbon liquid fuels industry by 2050, according to a new report commissioned by the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC)....
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Chemicals and explosive maker Orica will go it alone on a large-scale green hydrogen project in New South Wales after securing $432 million in backing from the Albanese government....
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The federal government has granted major project status to two large-scale renewable energy projects, including one aimed at boosting the supply of a key input for solar panels and...