Tag: NRF

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...

NRF goes west with new board member

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The corporation managing a $15 billion federal industry fund will establish a permanent presence in Western Australia following a request by the state government, after the fund poured almost...

Life sciences are a sleeping giant for the economy

Posted on   |  by Dr Michelle Ananda-Rajah
Key to securing Australia’s high standard of living is in diversifying our economy from one that is skewed toward commodity export and focus more to value-adding. It will mean...

Govt’s manufacturing plans missing in action

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The government has delivered only one of seven promised plans for developing priority areas of the economy, despite launching the first almost a year ago and billing the plans...

Diagnostics startup Harrison.ai lands $32m NRF investment

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The National Reconstruction Fund Corporation has made its first funding foray into its medical science priority area with a $32 million equity investment in Harrison.ai, an artificial intelligence MedTech...

Veteran Big Four banker to lead NRF Corporation

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Career banker David Gall has been handed the reins of the agency responsible for the federal government’s $15 billion manufacturing fund, arriving as its first investments roll out to...