Tag: NRF

NRF told to crank investment, prioritise national interest

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The National Reconstruction Fund Corporation has been directed to get $1.5 billion out the door over the next year and prioritise the national interest and longer-term gains, after scraping...

Returned Albanese pledges to keep building local capability

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Tens of billions of dollars in government investment in new industries and manufacturing capability is secure after Labor won the 2025 federal election and returned the Albanese government for...

Manufacturers blast Coalition over plan to ditch NRF funds

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Manufacturing workers on Friday said Australia “cannot risk” a Coalition government after the opposition promised to unwind mostly popular policy work and cut billions in legislated incentives for new...

Dutton looks to strip $15bn National Reconstruction Fund

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The federal government’s $15 billion manufacturing fund could be stripped by a Dutton government, which would use around $14.5 billion from its unspent allocation for Coalition priorities. As the...

Quantum outfit QuintessenceLabs lands $15m NRF boost

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The National Reconstruction Fund Corporation has ploughed $15 million of fresh capital into Canberra-based quantum outfit QuintessenceLabs as the dominant lead investor in a $20 million round. QuintessenceLabs founder...