Perth company Orbital Australia has been awarded a $440,413 grant to develop greener engine technology for Chinese automaker Changan Automobile.
Small and medium businesses are set to gain as the Australian Government moves to further support local industry.
The Australian government's Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (EFIC) is now officially loaning $US500 million to the ExxonMobil led LNG project in Papua New Guinea.
Innovation Minister Senator Kim Carr and Minister and Minister for Defence Materiel Greg Combet today announced Tony Quick as director of the new Enterprise Connect Defence Industry Innovation Centre.
Through the intervention of Federal and Victorian Governments, Toyota and other stakeholders, automotive glass manufacturing in Geelong has been retained through the MH Group acquiring CSR Viridian's manufacturing facilities.
A sound export strategy is essential to driving international growth and there are a range of Government support programmes on offer to help overcome the challenges of the global marketplace.
FEDERAL Trade Minister Simon Crean says Australia’s steel exports are protected by the free trade agreement between Australia and the US.
The Australian Government has launched an $85 million Defence Materials Technology Centre (DMTC) in Bendigo, Victoria, aimed at researching futuristic materials for the Defence industry.
An Australian nanotechnology company that is developing an efficient water purifying technology is one of 17 Australian firms and research institutes heading to Japan for the world's largest nanotechnology exhibition.
Industry minister Senator Kim Carr today (December 8) urged small businesses in the textile, clothing and footwear sector to apply for grants worth $2.5 million in the latest funding round of the Textile, Clothing and Footwear (TCF) Small Business Program.