The Future Battery Industries Cooperative Research Centre has more than doubled its 2030 forecast for the value of a diversified battery industry to the Australian economy to $16.9 billion,...
Advanced Manufacturing
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A former American naval chief-turned-venture capitalist says momentum is building for the US to relax defence technology export controls that present an obstacle to not only the AUKUS security...
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Australian aerospace startup Hypersonix Launch Systems has been drafted into the US Defense Innovation Unit’s accelerator program, having been selected to provide hypersonic vehicles for testing. The Defense Innovation...
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Inconsistent rail procurement policies cost Australian governments nearly $2 billion over the last decade as states upped local content but took varying approaches, a new report by the rail...
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Several bidders are circling Sun Cable, the collapsed company behind a $35 billion project to export solar energy from the Top End of Australia to Singapore using an undersea...
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has heralded Australia’s submarine deal with Britain and the United States as a “catalyst for innovation and research breakthroughs” that will grow the country’s economy...
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Australia will acquire up to five US nuclear powered submarines while a new fleet is built based on a British design, the Prime Minister confirmed Tuesday morning, officially ending...
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High-power laser developer AIM Defence has acquired Brisbane high altitude drone startup NearSat. Known for its high precision anti drone lasers, AIM Defence plans to integrate the technologies to...
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The Senate committee reviewing the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation Bill says investments into space industry projects should be eligible under the $15 billion fund, given the sector’s “complementarity” to...
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The concept of the circular economy has now been around for more than 30 years. It first emerged as part of an effort to incorporate recycling into the broader...
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With the National Reconstruction Fund bill now having passed in the House of Representatives, Industry and Science minister Ed Husic is “quietly confident” that the $15 billion industrial plan...
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The National Reconstruction Fund bill has passed the House of Representatives with the government supporting an amendment from the Greens that bans the $15 billion fund from investing in...
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Peak bodies for the minerals and cement industries are at odds with Fortescue Metals Group in calling for the National Reconstruction Fund to support carbon capture and storage technology....
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A Women in Manufacturing strategy that seeks to support greater diversity in the sector has been launched by the Queensland state government, with annual reviews on its progress to...