Tag: Modern Manufacturing Initiative

Interview: Christian Porter on the industry portfolio

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Industry, Science and Technology minister Christian Porter has mapped a layered set of priorities for Australia’s manufacturing-led recovery that preserves existing jobs, plugs supply-chain and capability gaps, and keeps...

$800m MMI grants program open to rorts: Labor

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Labor industry spokesman Ed Husic has written to Scott Morrison urging him to commit to following the advice of the department in disbursing an $800 million manufacturing grant program,...

MMI grant brings global pharma firm to Adelaide

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A global pharmaceutical company will build a drug manufacturing facility in northern Adelaide after receiving $20 million in funding through the latest round of the federal government’s Modern Manufacturing...

Space sector gets $14m in MMI funding round

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Four Australian space companies will share in nearly $14 million as part of the first funding deployment from the federal government’s flagship $1.3 billion manufacturing initiative. The Modern Manufacturing...

PM to get final say on $800m manufacturing grants

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The guidelines for the collaboration stream of the federal government’s flagship manufacturing program have been released, with grants of up to $200 million for large “transformation” projects to be...

Liveris calls for innovation policy overhaul

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia needs a fundamental change in its approach to innovation and exports to capitalise on the government’s $1.5 billion Modern Manufacturing Initiative, according to the scheme’s chief architect Andrew...

MMI fund opens for recycling and clean energy

Posted on   |  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...

Food manufacturing’s growth moment

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s food and agribusiness growth centre has welcomed commitments from both the government and Labor to provide additional support to Australia’s largest single manufacturing sector as it aims to...
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