Tag: Angus Taylor

Govt reaches deal to expand local AdBlue production

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
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...

AdBlue, sovereign capability and a gas-led recovery

Posted on   |  by James Riley
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...

Just seven McKinsey staff used on $1.2m, six week report

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Just seven consultants were responsible for modelling the employment impacts of the Coalition’s net zero “plan”, under a $1.2 million contract handed to global giant McKinsey. The company has...

Gig Guide: UTS spaceman made fulltime Vice-Chancellor

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The University of Technology Sydney has ended its global search for a new vice-chancellor by sticking with acting leader Professor Andrew Parfitt. An Australian space industry veteran, Professor Parfitt...

Govt paid McKinsey $6m for net-zero modelling work

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government paid US consulting giant McKinsey more than $6 million across this year to provide key modelling work for its technology-driven net-zero plan. Prime Minister Scott Morrison...