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‘Huge opportunities’ as US recovers: Sinodinos

As the US economy roars back into rude health, there are huge opportunities for local innovators to benefit from the COVID re-alignment of global supply chains, according to Australia’s...

Growth Centres are on their own from 2022

7 June 2021 | by Peter Roberts

The federal government has all but confirmed that the six Industry Growth Centres will be on their own and receive no government funding after June 2022, at which time...

Victoria invests $179m in innovation precinct

20 May 2021 | by Denham Sadler

A new centre of innovation will be established at the old Holden factory on the outskirts of the Melbourne CBD with $180 million in funding from the Victorian government....

Andrews’ promotion is a manufacturing loss

30 March 2021 | by Brent Balinski

For a long time, manufacturing lacked an industry minister with a lock on the job, there for the long term and with the necessary, hard-won credibility it takes to...

Albo’s $15b fund to build sovereign capability

30 March 2021 | by Joseph Brookes

Labor leader Anthony Albanese has unveiled plans for a $15 billion fund to support Australia’s manufacturing sector, promising to partner with the private sector – including superannuation funds –...

Wearables maker gets a Qld govt boost

18 March 2021 | by Joseph Brookes

Brisbane-based MedTech manufacturer WearOptimo, which is backed by the Australian National University (ANU), will produce devices in Australia after getting support from the Queensland government. The company makes small...

Qld taskforce to drive hydrogen export capability

12 March 2021 | by Joseph Brookes

The Queensland government has established a panel of experts to assess and help guide the state’s sustainable hydrogen supply chain with an eye to building export capability no later...

$30m in commercial grants for manufacturing

12 March 2021 | by Joseph Brookes

Grants of up to $1 million are now available for Australian manufacturers looking to commercialise new manufacturing products and processes, through a new $30 million fund. Industry Minister Karen...

Boeing’s first test for Loyal Wingman drone

2 March 2021 | by Peter Roberts

Boeing Australia and the Royal Australian Air Force have announced a successfully completed first test flight for the Boeing Loyal Wingman autonomous plane, the first military aircraft to be designed and manufactured in...

Manufacturing is a capability, not a sector

24 February 2021 | by Jens Goennemann

The assertion by The Australian newspaper for it to be ‘too late to save manufacturing’ is grounded in a lack of understanding. First, in what is manufacturing. Second, in...

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