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Manufacturers look to reshore operations: Report

More than half of Australian manufacturers are looking to reshore their operations locally in the next two years, a new report has found, as sovereign capability in the sector...

Mine giant moves manufacturing to Victoria

8 April 2021 | by Joseph Brookes

Global mining firm Conymet Duratray International will set up a new manufacturing facility and global headquarters in Victoria, onshoring overseas manufacturing functions and establishing a new ‘innovation division’. Founded...

MMI fund opens for recycling and clean energy

8 April 2021 | by Joseph Brookes

Recycling and clean energy projects are now eligible for grants from the government’s $1.3 billion manufacturing fund, with a 10-year roadmap for the sector also released. The addition of...

Andrews’ promotion is a manufacturing loss

30 March 2021 | by Brent Balinski

For a long time, manufacturing lacked an industry minister with a lock on the job, there for the long term and with the necessary, hard-won credibility it takes to...

Albo’s $15b fund to build sovereign capability

30 March 2021 | by Joseph Brookes

Labor leader Anthony Albanese has unveiled plans for a $15 billion fund to support Australia’s manufacturing sector, promising to partner with the private sector – including superannuation funds –...

Academy calls for manufacturing boost for vaccines

24 February 2021 | by James Riley

Without the ability to produce vaccines onshore, Australia and the region remain vulnerable to supply shocks and ‘vaccine nationalism’, the Academy of Science says in a pre-budget submission to...

Policy re-set needed to boost manufacturing

22 December 2020 | by Dr Samih Nabulsi

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...

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