The Commonwealth has opted to partner with US pharma giant Moderna and the Victorian government to establish Australia’s local mRNA vaccine manufacturing capability after nearly a year of deliberations....
Advanced Manufacturing
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For a government that has used advanced manufacturing, sovereign capability and a gas-led recovery as the organising principles underlying its industrial policy for the past 18 months, the sudden...
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The manufacturer responsible for the only domestic source of a critical chemical diesel exhaust fluid will close its Brisbane plant next year, despite a looming shortage threatening to disrupt...
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A Labor-led Senate inquiry into Australia’s advanced manufacturing sector has been delayed until late January, likely giving the Opposition some ammunition in what is shaping up to be a...
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The second round of the federal government’s manufacturing grants program will be brought forward, with companies given only one month over the summer holiday period to apply before the...
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NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet is preparing a restructure to give better and more targeted support for industry growth in priority areas, including advanced manufacturing, entrepreneur driven research translation. Mr Perrottet used the...
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The Victorian government is continuing to bet big on mRNA vaccine manufacturing in the state with a new $2 million acceleration fund, as the wait continues on the Commonwealth’s...
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Compostable stretch kitchen wrap business Great Wrap has launched its Australian-made compostable catering wrap for businesses across the country. Made from food waste, Great Wrap initially launched a domestic...
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Australia’s first Quantum Commercialisation Hub will be established with $70 million in federal government funding over the next decade as part of a push to develop and protect certain...
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Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) has made good with its initial promises to pivot its iron-ore business to build what the company hopes will become the world’s powerhouse...
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Swinburne University of Technology has launched an aerospace research hub to help develop lighter planes, cheaper spacecraft and flying taxis, after receiving $12 million in Victorian government support. Known...
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Miner Rio Tinto and steel producer BlueScope will work together to explore low-carbon steelmaking pathways using Pilbara iron ores, including the use of clean hydrogen to replace coking coal...
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Industry department officials have denied a “bias” against Victoria and local pharmaceutical giant CSL as part of the ongoing efforts to stump up an mRNA vaccine manufacturing capability, with...
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Hydrogen-powered aerospace company Hypersonix Launch Systems has announced that it has placed an order with Amiga Engineering for a claimed world-first: a 3D printed, fixed-geometry scramjet engine. According to...