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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...

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...

Has SA given up on manufacturing?

20 April 2020 | by Peter Roberts

When I grew up in Adelaide there was a feeling that South Australia was the centre of manufacturing. The home of Holden and Chrysler, of the Hills Hoist and...

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 orders $31m in Aust built respirators

10 April 2020 | by James Riley

The federal government has reached a $31 million agreement with a consortium of manufacturers and engineering firms led by Victorian design engineers Grey Innovation to produce 2,000 ventilators by...

ICU ventilators: why it’s hard to make more

7 April 2020 | by Berto Pandolfo

Around the world, people are racing to design and manufacture much-needed ventilators to address a global lack of supply. One New York hospital has reportedly attempted treating two patients per ventilator...

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,...

From makerspace to manufacturing

3 April 2020 | by Elise McDonald

A rapid-prototyping co-working facility in Melbourne has developed face shields for frontline medical workers amid emerging shortages in the health system, pivoting to full-blown manufacturing operation. FAB9 founder and...

Tech focus for Greens leader Bandt

5 February 2020 | by Denham Sadler

Adam Bandt is the new leader of the Greens, with the party to campaign on a Green New Deal and to transform Australia into a renewable energy “superpower”. Mr...

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