Unions have called on the Prime Minister to commit to a minimum level of local industry involvement in the upcoming nuclear submarine program after a senior Defence official reportedly...
Advanced Manufacturing
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The medtech company partnering with the Victorian government to establish a rapid antigen test manufacturing plant hopes to eventually use the base to supply the nation with the much-needed...
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Fortescue Future Industries’ has grabbed a $1.8 million strategic stake in Adelaide-based Sparc Hydrogen, giving it access to novel green hydrogen technology developed by the University of Adelaide and...
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The $2 billion the federal government will inject to align university research commercialisation with its hand-picked manufacturing priorities will be stretched across the next 11 years. A day after...
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Labor has pledged to increase the sovereign manufacturing of medical equipment and give priority to buying locally-made goods under a new election-pitch focusing on the shortage of rapid antigen...
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A $14 million Defence research precinct has opened in Brisbane to facilitate collaborative research on hypersonic technology between industry, universities, and international partners. The precinct can accommodate more than...
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There are nearly 150 members on the federal government’s nuclear-powered submarines taskforce, including officials from a range of federal departments and 10 contractors who the Defence department has declined...
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A $29 million government subsidy has helped Australian firm Incitec Pivot increase its domestic production of a critical diesel exhaust fluid eight-fold in a month, as a global shortage...
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Several Australian companies are manufacturing rapid antigen tests locally with government support but sending the kits offshore due to approval delays, with the federal Labor slamming the government for...
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Aerospace engineering startup Hypersonix Launch Systems has signed a deal with the University of Sydney to research and build parts for its zero-emissions “hypersonic spaceplane” expected to launch early...
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Queensland-based Gilmour Space Technologies plans to launch Australia’s first locally designed and built rocket from Australian soil this year, after kicking off 2022 with a successful test of its...
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The federal government has “struck an agreement” with Australia’s only manufacturer of a critical diesel exhaust fluid compound to increase its production as a global shortage threatens to take...
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South Sydney solar cell startup SunDrive Solar has successfully fabricated its first ever full size solar panels. The company took to social media to reveal the news which is...
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The New South Wales government’s commitment to establish an mRNA vaccine manufacturing capability in the state remains “unwavering” despite the Commonwealth opting to back a Moderna facility in Victoria....