Tag: Future Made in Australia

FMiA already reshaping industry aid: Productivity Commission

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Industry assistance has swung towards targeted support at the expense of broad-based programs since the arrival of the Albanese government’s Future Made in Australia (FMiA) agenda, the Productivity Commission...

Govt bailout of metals producer Nyrstar blows past $240m

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
State and federal governments on Wednesday bailed out global minerals and metals producer Nyrstar with another $105 million package, allowing the company to complete feasibility work at the Port...

Food manufacturing report gets late, lite govt response

Posted on   |  by David Allen
The Albanese government has delayed decisions on productivity-boosting innovation precincts and manufacturing facilities in its overdue response to a parliamentary inquiry into the food and beverage sector that contains...

Chalmers rips $1.3 billion from green industry dream

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Albanese government will slash its own solar panel, battery and hydrogen production programs by $1.3 billion over the decade in a blow to the green industry agenda it...

NSW tips another $9m into Moree green hydrogen hub

Posted on   |  by David Allen
The New South Wales government has stepped in to finance a large-scale green hydrogen and ammonia plant, becoming the project’s largest stakeholder, as it moves to head off rising...

AI firms should face digital duty of care, senator says

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Australia’s proposed digital duty of care should extend to AI companies, according to Labor senator and former AI startup founder Michelle Ananda-Rajah, who has floated a rights-based approach to...

Govt begins ‘deep dive’ to revive wind turbine manufacturing

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Albanese government has begun consulting with industry on ways to revive homegrown manufacturing of wind turbines following the closure of Australia’s only domestic producer. Industry minister Tim Ayres...

Future Made in Australia needs an AI fast track

Posted on   |  by Troy Cordie, Roy Green and Cori Stewart
Future Made in Australia is an industrial strategy to create competitive advantage, build economic resilience, deliver the net zero transition and diversify exports through next generation, knowledge-intensive manufacturing. But...