The federal government will invest $155 million in new and upgraded facilities at HMAS Cairns – a significant boost to the North Queensland economy. This investment will support the new Arafura Class Offshore Patrol Vessels. Defence has engaged Watpac Construction as its Managing Contractor for the NCIS-8A HMAS Cairns Building and Maritime Works package. Prime … Continue reading HMAS Cairns to receive $155m upgrade →

Thales Australia has conducted a safe test firing of an Australian rocket motor manufactured at Australia Munitions’ site in Mulwala, NSW. The Mulwala manufactured Jones rocket motor was co-designed with Southern Launch, an Australian small business that provides launch services, bespoke rocket subsystems and operates the Koonibba Test Range. Australia Munitions managing director, Dion Habner, … Continue reading Thales Australia tests locally manufactured rocket motor →

Anti-viral textile technology, developed by Australian materials technology company Xefco, with support from Deakin’s Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM), will be used by HeiQ Materials AG to produce medical-grade face masks. The masks will incorporate new patent-pending technology, called MetalliX, invented by Xefco and further tested and refined with help from IFM researchers. Independent studies … Continue reading Deakin partners launch new medical-grade face mask →

A strong contingent of artisan distillers and craft brewers from all corners of Queensland have taken the opportunity to apply for the new artisan producer liquor licence since new laws were passed in March. The Artisan Liquor Bill, passed by Parliament on March 9th, commenced yesterday, officially recognised the state’s artisan liquor producers in the … Continue reading Queensland’s craft brewing and distillery scene growing →

Colgate-Palmolive has announced the launch of its new toothpaste – Colgate Smile for Good – in Australia, featuring a recyclable plastic tube and 99.7 per cent natural ingredients. The tube is the first of its kind to be categorised as recyclable under the Australasian Recycling Label Program, a packaging recyclability program run by the Australian … Continue reading First-of-its-kind toothpaste tube coming to Australia →

New Australian space startup Quasar Satellite Technologies is set to revolutionise space communication, allowing ground stations to talk to hundreds of satellites at once using technology developed by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency. Over the next decade, more than 57,000 satellites will be launched worldwide to support a surge in demand for space-derived data, from … Continue reading Space start-up Quasar takes off with CSIRO →

Medicinal cannabis company Australian Natural Therapeutics Group (ANTG) has announced a partnership with New Zealand’s largest medicinal cannabis distributor, NUBU Pharmaceuticals. In an Australian-first, the agreement will see locally cultivated and dried medicinal cannabis flower shipped to New Zealand in the second half of the year, with oils to follow. ANTG CEO, Matthew Cantelo, said this … Continue reading Australian Natural Therapeutics Group announces new export partnership →

Another international space project will be built in Western Australia to develop Australia’s capability in the sector. The European Space Agency has announced it will collaborate with the Australian Space Agency to construct a $70 million deep space antenna at New Norcia, 140km north of Perth. The project comes as the federal government announced a … Continue reading Australia and Europe collaborate to build new space dish →

The Victorian State Government is backing Victoria’s manufacturers to continue to grow and lead the nation in manufacturing innovation and capability development. Victorian manufacturers can from today apply for grants of up to $500,000 to support and expand their operations, under a $20 million drive to boost competitiveness and drive new jobs. The Business Competitiveness Program is … Continue reading Grants under Business Competitiveness Program launched to support manufacturers in Victoria →

Electronic Warfare company DEWC Systems and Australian launch services company Gilmour Space Technologies have signed a memorandum of understanding to launch the next generation MOESS system as a sovereign space-based Electronic Warfare system. In a bid to increase Australia’s Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Electronic Warfare (ISREW) capability, DEWC Systems and Gilmour Space have signed a … Continue reading DEWC Systems, Gilmour Space collaborate to launch the next-gen MOESS system →

Coolum-based company Australian Biotherapeutics has kicked off the local manufacturing of biotherapeutic and pharmaceutic products for global export thanks to support from the Palaszczuk Government. Treasurer and Minister for Investment Cameron Dick said the company’s facility at Suncoast Business Park was built with support from the Queensland Government’s $150 million Advance Queensland Industry Attraction Fund. … Continue reading Production lines roll for Sunshine Coast biotherapeutics manufacturer →

Graphene Manufacturing Group (GMG) have revealed a research agreement with the University of Queensland’s Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) for the manufacture of graphene aluminium-ion batteries. Commercial battery prototypes will be generated for watches, phones, laptops, electric vehicles and grid storage. GMG have also entered into a license agreement with the University of … Continue reading GMG partner with the University of Queensland to develop sustainable aluminium-ion battery →

Queensland’s partnership with aerospace leader Boeing Australia on its advanced autonomy program has paid big dividends for the state creating jobs and opportunities for Queensland small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs). Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development Steven Miles said supporting Queensland manufacturers and small businesses was part of the Queensland State Government’s plan for economic recovery … Continue reading Twenty Queensland companies behind global aerospace project →

The urgent need for human stool donations to treat chronic gut infections could soon be eased with innovative research to develop artificial super stool. Australian microbiome biotechnology company BiomeBank, in collaboration with RMIT University, has secured $100,000 in funding from the Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (IMCRC) to develop the new bioreactor technology to support the collaborative research that aims to create a … Continue reading Research into artificial super stool manufacture to bring hope →

The Morrison Government has shown its support of a next-generation, high-performance watercraft project currently being developed by veteran-owned NSW company The Whiskey Project, investing $7.35 million. One of the biggest projects from the Government’s Defence Innovation Hub, The Whiskey Project has been flagged as critical to growing a sustainable and globally competitive sovereign defence industry … Continue reading Federal government puts in $7 million in veteran-owned NSW company →

HP has commissioned smart hearing technology company Nuheara for mass production of the HP Elite Wireless Earbuds. The earbuds are the first product to be manufactured by Nuheara for HP, under the recently announced three-year umbrella supply agreement between the two companies. Following HP approval of production line samples, the manufacturing of Elite Wireless Earbuds … Continue reading Nuheara commences mass production of HP elite wireless earbuds →

ACCIONA’s MacIntyre Wind Farm has achieved a significant milestone, with development approval granted by Queensland’s State Assessment and Referral Agency (SARA) to build the project. The approval clears the way for the 1,026MW MacIntyre Wind Farm Precinct to move to the next stage of development, with construction expected to start in the second half of … Continue reading MacIntyre Wind Farm receives approval for development →

Lockheed Martin and Thales Australia have finalised a teaming agreement to advance the delivery of an Australian guided weapons manufacturing capability to support sovereign national guided weapons enterprise. The agreement will see Lockheed Martin and Thales Australia cooperate in the design, development and production of Lockheed Martin’s Long Range Anti-Ship Missile – Surface Launch (LRASM … Continue reading Lockheed Martin and Thales Australia to develop weapons manufacturing capabilities in Australia →