During his visit to Western Australia, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that the state would receive $4.3 billion for a naval precinct upgrade. WA will get its first large-vessel...
Advanced Manufacturing
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BlueScope Steel has been awarded $55 million from the federal government’s flagship manufacturing grant program to part-fund the redevelopment of its advanced manufacturing precinct near Wollongong. The precinct includes...
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Coal miner Idemitsu Australia has announced plans to invest in lithium mining, leveraging the experience its Japan-based parent company Idemitsu Kosan in renewable energy technologies. The company is eyeing...
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German-Australian manufacturer of quantum computing hardware, Quantum Brilliance has announced it is to be the commercialisation partner in a $17.5 million research project funded by the German government to...
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The Western Australian government has launched its $100 million Investment Attraction Fund and opened applications for the Innovation Booster Grant program. The $100 million fund was first announced in last...
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Hydrogen businesses can now contest for a share of $50 million in grants through an innovation and technology incubator being run as a collaboration between the Australian and German...
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The New South Wales government has appointed business and research leaders as members of its manufacturing taskforce, with the group to spend the next four months reviewing options for...
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Semiconductors, agricultural chemicals and personal protective equipment have been named by the Prime Minister among seven new supply chain priorities for more market development with like-minded nations. These supply...
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You probably know what a crystal is. We’ve all seen one, held one in our hands, and even tasted one on our tongue (for instance sodium chloride crystals, also...
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Fewer than 5 per cent of projects funded by federal government’s flagship Defence innovation program have gone on to export success, and just 7 per cent have been close...
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The main focus for Melbourne electric vehicle drive train manufacturer Sea Electric has shifted to the United States – after all, you have to be close to your biggest...
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A $560 million cobalt mining and processing project near Broken Hill has been granted Major Project Status by the federal government in recognition of its national significance, paving the...
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Fortescue has announced the development of an electric train that recharges itself using gravity, as the Australian resources giant finalises its acquisition of UK-based Williams Advanced Engineering. Fortescue is...
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A Senate report has cast doubt on Australia’s ability to avoid a ship building industry “valley of death” because of uncertainty over whether nuclear powered submarines can be built...