Tag: MMI

‘Shameful’ grants record adds to manufacturing delay

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A year after Australian manufacturers applied for large COVID-19 recovery grants worth $800 million, the official go-ahead has been given, with an internal review clearing all the previous government’s...

Husic approves all manufacturing grants under review

Posted on   |  by James Riley
With a review now complete, Industry minister Ed Husic has now approved all grants made by the former Morrison government under its Modern Manufacturing Initiative on the eve of...

WA manufacturers hoover another $61m in election grants

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
More than $61 million in manufacturing grants have been poured into Western Australia in the final stages of the election campaign following changes by the Coalition last year which...

Hypersonix lands $8m as part of latest MMI cash splash

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Aerospace engineering company Hypersonix has scored an $8 million Commonwealth grant for its hypersonic target drone as part of a $45 million manufacturing grants cash splash on Queensland companies...

Southern Launch lands $5m as part of latest MMI funding

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Adelaide-based space company Southern Launch has landed a near-$5 million federal government grant as part of the latest round of Modern Manufacturing Initiative funding, in which seven manufacturers shared...

Boeing-led group wins $34m aerospace manufacturing grant

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The latest government grant from the Modern Manufacturing Initiative will go to a Boeing-led defence aerospace manufacturing network based in Brisbane, with the government funding making up about a...

Govt’s $1.3 billion manufacturing grants shortlisted for audit

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The administration of $1.3 billion in grants from the Coalition’s flagship manufacturing program could come under the audit office’s microscope after being listed as a potential investigation next year,...