Tag: National Reconstruction Fund

NRF backs space camera startup HEO in $37m Series B

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A Sydney-based startup that makes cameras for satellites to inspect other satellites in orbit has landed a $10 million investment from the federal government’s flagship industry fund as part...

$120m NRF loan to scale up modular housing in WA

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Western Australia will get an advanced manufacturing facility capable of churning out modular components for more than 2,000 apartments each year, thanks to a joint investment by the federal...

NRF surges past $1.5bn investment target in year-end rush

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The National Reconstruction Fund has blown past its $1.5 billion investment target, helped by two sizeable, still-undisclosed loans that were struck on the last day of the financial year....

Under-the-radar public-private fund targets local SMEs

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The Australian Business Growth Fund was set up in 2020 as a public-private partnership by the former Coalition government just as the Covid-19 virus was spooling up for maximum...

Building Australia’s place in the global space economy

Posted on   |  by Dr Andrew Charlton
For decades, space was viewed primarily through the lens of science, national prestige and defence. Today, it is increasingly an economic story. What was once the domain of governments...

NRF review gets underway, net zero pivot spared

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Albanese government has launched a review of the legislation underpinning its National Reconstruction Fund, but has carved out scrutiny of changes that diverted a third of NRF funding...

Back for seconds: NRF tips another $40m into SQC

Posted on   |  by David Allen
The federal government’s $15 billion industry fund has tripled its stake in Silicon Quantum Computing (SQC), pumping an extra $40 million into the local startup in its largest investment...