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Policy re-set needed to boost manufacturing

Australia is weathering the devastating effects of COVID-19 relatively well, but it is clear that even with a potential vaccine on the horizon, we should be prepared for what...

Volvo has now built its 50,000th truck in Brisbane

10 December 2020 | by Peter Roberts

Volvo Group Australia has celebrated the build of the 50,000th Volvo truck at its Wacol, Queensland plant. Volvo Group handed over the FH16 XXL vehicle to its customer Nolan’s...

Main Sequence and the next manufacturing wave

30 November 2020 | by Brent Balinski

Where will we find the manufacturing successes of tomorrow? It’s a fair question, and there’s always a fair bit of guesswork involved. One answer was given by the federal...

Manufacturing plan is all froth and no beer

27 October 2020 | by Clare O’Neil

The government has spent the best part of a month spruiking its budget announcement of $1.5 billion for Australia’s manufacturing industry, but when Australian manufacturers raise a glass to...

Billion dollar baby: Manufacturing gets a boost

1 October 2020 | by Denham Sadler

Direct grants for research collaboration and commercialisation will be on offer as part of the federal government’s new $1.5 billion manufacturing strategy, which is squarely targeted at specific priority...

Digital the other great horizontal opportunity

25 September 2020 | by James Riley

The CSIRO’s COVID-19: Recovery and Resilience report published earlier this month is a great summary of the role of science and technology in creating value, and in identifying the...

Govt seeks input on mass vaccine capability

12 August 2020 | by James Riley

The federal government has put out a nationwide call to local manufacturers seeking information as part of preparation to produce future vaccines and treatments for COVID-19 at scale. The...

Steven Marshall on the post-COVID economy

25 May 2020 | by James Riley

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...

Manufacturing for a post-COVID world

13 May 2020 | by James Riley

Australia is looking to rebuild its industrial base to achieve greater self-sufficiency in manufacturing. But we are seriously under-investing in creating the engineering and technology knowledge and skills that...

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