The Australian subsidiary of US-listed defence company Northrop Grumman has signed a six-year contract with a Brisbane-based electronics engineering company for the supply of secure communication devices. Northrop Grumman...
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More details has been offered on the $440 million resource logistics hubs to be established by the federal government in the Northern Territory as part of a budget commitment....
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In another step towards transforming Gladstone into a green hydrogen hub, the Queensland government has declared that a $4.7 billion green hydrogen and ammonia facility has been given Coordinated...
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The federal government has begun consulting on its $200 million critical minerals accelerator program, which will provide matched grants to Australian companies. The Critical Minerals Accelerator Initiative was announced...
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Steel and aluminium magnate Sanjeev Gupta has made an impassioned call for Australia to use its natural resources to produce green hydrogen for export but also to embrace green...
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The Prime Minister and the Industry Minister are sitting on an estimated $456 million in manufacturing grant announcements in the lead up to the May election, with Labor raising...
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The latest grant under the Modern Manufacturing Initiative is worth $23 million and will support the production of precision medicine and theranostics in Australia. The MMI collaboration stream grant...
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The $1 billion increase to the government’s manufacturing strategy will mostly go to regional Australia, with $700m reserved for regional manufacturing and supply chain projects, and $328 million to...
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The federal government has announced a $1.25 billion loan for the development of Australia’s first integrated rare earth metals refinery in Western Australia. The loan will support the construction...
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If covid-19 has taught us anything it is that Australia needs to be more self sufficient in what we manufacture onshore and depend less on globalised supply chains that...
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The Morrison government has awarded $601 million in manufacturing grants in the last month alone, twice as much as it awarded in the preceding year and a half. Labor...
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Outgoing Senator Kim Carr was praised by both sides of politics on Wednesday afternoon as a champion of Australian innovation, a portfolio “powerhouse” and a fiery debater. With a...
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Fortescue Future Industries has signed a memorandum of understanding with a European utility company to distribute its green hydrogen to the continent. Working with German utility company E.ON, Fortescue...
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The Industry Growth Centres did not receive a budget lifeline on Tuesday, confirming the end of government support for the long running program which has had its remaining budget...