Defence-related businesses may be eligible for a grant of up to $1 million to invest in projects that build capabilities aligned with Defence’s stated Sovereign Industrial Capability Priorities. The Sovereign Industrial Capability Priority Grants aim to ensure Australian businesses have the capacity and resilience to support Defence’s most critical capabilities. The Centre for Defence Industry Capability … Continue reading Sovereign Industrial Capability Priority Grants now available →

In the lead up to Christmas, Australian small business owners are compromising their personal wellbeing to deal with business pressures such as cash flow, compliance and regulation, according to the new Westpac Small Business Report in collaboration with Deloitte. Almost three in five (58 per cent) of small business owners said they expect to miss … Continue reading Help with cash flow and admin tops Christmas wish list for small business owners →

A new partnership between Swinburne University and a research facility at the University of Stuttgart in Germany will see collaborative research to develop new materials and production processes. Swinburne has become the first Australian university to be made a full member of ARENA 2036, a flexible factory of the future on the University of Stuttgart’s Baden-Wuerttemberg campus. Swinburne … Continue reading Swinburne joins new partnership on advanced materials, production processes →

Australian medicine manufacturers, Vitex Pharmaceuticals, has signed an agreement with the NSW Government to build a pharmaceutical training and research facility at the Western Sydney Aerotropolis. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the agreement with Vitex paves the way for the company to invest an initial $10 million in a 10,000 square metre facility to support … Continue reading Vitex to build pharmaceutical training facility in Western Sydney Aerotropolis →

Atlas Copco Compressors will return as a sponsor for the sixth edition of the Women in Industry Awards in 2019. Manufacturers’ Monthly caught up with the company to see how it is pursuing its own diversity strategy. This past June saw the fifth edition of the Women in Industry Awards, which recognises the invaluable contributions … Continue reading In pursuit of workforce diversity →