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Steven Marshall on the post-COVID economy

South Australian Premier Steven Marshall says his government is working to an economic plan that aims to ensure the state exits 2020 in a stronger position than when it...

Sovereign capability a new priority: Andrews

20 May 2020 | by James Riley

The swift onset of the coronavirus pandemic badly exposed supply chain gaps in Australia for critical health sector products and materials, putting a new urgency on issues of sovereign...

Stop inventing and start innovating: Stuart Elliott

19 May 2020 | by Brent Balinski

Healthcare is a naturally slow-moving environment, and for good reasons, Stuart Elliott says. You can visit a doctor and still find them using fax machines, a decade or so...

Carbon Revolution revs production

27 April 2020 | by Peter Roberts

Composite wheel manufacturer Carbon Revolution has revved up production of its one piece carbon fibre road wheels at its Geelong factory despite the uncertainties of the COVID-19 pandemic. The...

Germany’s Fraunhofer network is a growth engine

26 April 2020 | by Andrew Wear

A uniquely German collaboration between industry and government is the network of Fraunhofer institutes. These take their name from Joseph von Fraunhofer, a prominent German researcher, investor and entrepreneur...

Germany a model for industry resilience

22 April 2020 | by Andrew Wear

Uvex is a family-owned German manufacturer of sporting and personal protective equipment that will soon celebrate the centenary of its founding. The company’s managing director Stefan Brück says that...

Roy Green on a new manufacturing regime

14 April 2020 | by Roy Green

Every crisis provides an opportunity and COVID-19 is no exception. Not only has it exposed the gaps in Australia’s manufacturing supply chains, but it has also more broadly demonstrated...

Crowdsourcing a new manufacturing plan

14 April 2020 | by Peter Roberts

Australia’s industry structure is broken – so with your help we are going to develop a new deal manufacturing plan to help make it right. It has taken COVID-19 to...

Govt to step in on patent problems

6 April 2020 | by Denham Sadler

Crown use of patents will be invoked by the federal government where it is necessary to allow local manufacturers to rapidly ramp up the production of essential medical equipment,...

Manufacturing has ‘fallen off the page’

19 February 2020 | by Denham Sadler

Australia’s manufacturing sector is lagging the rest of the world and had “almost fallen off the page”, with a renewed focus on innovation needed to close the gap, UTS...

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