Tag: manufacturing

Data centre spending drives record Q3 investment results

Posted on   |  by David Allen
Record capital expenditure across Australia’s booming data centre sector has offset declines clocked by other major industries, tripling the national private sector investment average for the March quarter. New...

Strong on research, weak on innovation: Assessing SERD

Posted on   |  by Dr John H Howard
The Terms of Reference for the Strategic Examination of R&D sought an examination of Australia’s “research and development system.” However the report, Ambitious Australia, presents itself as a reform...

Australia languishes in updated economic complexity rankings

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A seemingly remarkable turnaround in Australia’s economic complexity was driven by new methodology rather than actually adding more value to exports, as experts maintain Australia is still dangerously exposed...

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...

Review of Morrison’s Moderna deal quietly delayed

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
An audit of the federal government’s controversial deal to bring Moderna to Melbourne to manufacture vaccines has been quietly delayed by four months, pushing its findings into the summer...

The National Reconstruction Fund’s real challenge

Posted on   |  by Adrian Beer
The chair of the National Reconstruction Fund has promised to take a “proactive and forward leaning” approach to business development opportunities, in response to ministerial pressure to deploy $1.5...

Queensland sets out 5-year plan to revive manufacturing

Posted on   |  by David McClure
The Queensland state government has released a five-year manufacturing plan to reduce regulatory burdens, improve export pathways, and create more resilient local supply chains. The Transforming Queensland Manufacturing Strategy...