Anthony Albanese

Federal Labor leader Anthony Albanese has pledged to establish a $15 billion manufacturing fund if Labor wins the next election. The fund would operate in a similar way to the Clean Energy Finance Corporation, where an independent board would make pick projects and make investment decisions. Manufacturing jobs currently account for 6.7 per cent of … Continue reading Federal Labor announced $15 billion manufacturing fund →

The Electric Vehicle Council welcomes the Australian Labor Party’s pledge to make electric vehicles more affordable. Labor has undertaken to introduce an Electric Car Discount to make electric cars cheaper for Australians. As part of the discount, Labor would exempt many electric cars from: Import tariffs – a five per cent tax on some imported … Continue reading Electric Vehicle Council welcomes Labor’s national electric vehicle plan →

Brisbane-based DC fast charging manufacturer for electric vehicles, Tritium, has hosted Australian Members of Parliament at its manufacturing facilities. The Honourable Anthony Albanese MP (Leader of the Opposition), Dr Jim Chalmers MP (Member for Rankin and Shadow Treasurer), and Terri Butler MP (Member for Griffith and Shadow Minister for Environment and Water) toured the Tritium … Continue reading Tritium hosts Australian Members of Parliament →

Acknowledging that Australia is in the midst of a technological transformation, federal Labor leader, Anthony Albanese, outlined in the first Vision Statement how the Labor party seeks to ensure Australia will have a manufacturing boom. Delivered in Perth, at the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA), Albanese set the tone for the way that … Continue reading Albanese outlines plan for a “manufacturing boom” →

Rio Tinto’s Pacific Aluminium mine and refinery is cutting costs due to poor performance and a difficult environment, the ABC reports.