The Naval Shipbuilding Plan has been released, outlining how the Australian government expects to deliver $89 billion worth of ships over the next few decades.
According to the report, there will need
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Australian clothing manufacturers under fire over wages
The Fair Work Ombudsman is auditing hundreds of businesses nationally after finding a lack of awareness of the minimum pay rates that apply to workers who make clothes, bags and footwear in factories and
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Northrop Grumman to invest AU$50M in defence technology
Northrop Grumman has announced it will make a AU$50 million investment to develop an advanced defence electronics maintenance and sustainment centre located in Western Sydney. The centre will ultimately
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NMW closes its doors for 2017
National Manufacturing Week has closed the doors on one of its largest conference and exhibition programs to date, with early reports recording more than 10,000 attendees for the event.
Exhibition
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Congratulations to the winners of the 2017 Endeavour Awards
Thanks to all attendees and finalists, and congratulations to all the winners at last night’s Endeavour Awards. See you again next year! Look out for the full report in the July issue of Manufacturers’
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Australia’s only sink manufacturer growing through automation
Tasman Sinkware has partnered with Australian company Ailytic to deliver improvements in its manufacturing efficiency with automation, artificial intelligence and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).
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SA snubbed in Federal Budget, politicians claim
The Weatherill government and Nick Xenophon believe that South Australia was deliberately slighted in this year’s Federal Budget. The politicians have suggested the Liberal Party purposefully excluded
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Chinese manufacturer makes Australia’s biggest wind deal
Chinese manufacturer Goldwind has acquired an up-to-530MW wind farm project from Origin Energy, in what the company says is the largest wind farm power purchase agreement in Australia.
Goldwind paid AU$110
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Start-up aims to mass-produce EVs in Australia
An Australian start-up wants to mass-produce autonomous electric vehicles, and potentially build a battery gigafactory.
CEO of start-up A2emCo, Michael Molitor, has revealed that the company aims to produce
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Manufacturing to receive $100M in federal budget
The federal budget will include a $100 million fund for manufacturers to diversify and expand their businesses, in the wake of the death of Australian car manufacturing.
Primarily, the money is aimed at
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[UPDATED] Absorbable heart device recalled due to patient heart attacks
A new absorbable heart device has been recalled by manufacturer Abbott Vascular Australia, after research linked it to increased rates of heart attacks and blood clots.
The Absorb Bioresorbable Vascular
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Milk manufacturer invests $12m in SA facility
Italian multinational dairy company Parmalat has committed to a $12 million upgrade of its Adelaide factory. The company has invested $30 million in the Clarence Gardens facility since 2011.
The company’s
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Rising wholesale electricity prices will threaten NSW businesses
From July this year, there will be a significant increase in wholesale electricity prices for NSW. This has sparked fears that the cost of doing business in the state will be so high that manufacturers
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NSW continues to dominate Australia’s economic performance
CommSec has released its latest quarterly report revealing the economic performance of Australian states.
The report analyses eight key indicators: economic growth; retail spending; business investment;
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Chinese downturn could cost 500k Australian jobs
A downturn in China would have catastrophic implications for Australia’s economy, according to new research from Deloitte.
While there is not an immediate risk of a Chinese downturn, Deloitte partner
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Rinnai acquires Perth-based HVAC manufacturer
Rinnai Australia has acquired Specialized Engineering (SE), a Perth-based manufacturer of commercial and industrial air conditioning products.
SE manufactures a range of rooftop packaged systems, large
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Prefab building company bringing manufacturing back to Australia
Brisbane-based prefabricated building company, Arkistruct, has announced it will be taking its business out of China and bringing it back to Australia.
Arkistruct had previously been manufacturing its
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Arcadis and RedEye to digitise built asset industry
Arcadis Australia Pacific has announced a strategic alliance with Australian tech innovator RedEye to transform the Australian built asset industry’s use of data.
The strategic alliance will see Arcadis
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SA reaches 50 per cent renewable energy target 8 years early
South Australia has reached its renewable energy target of 50 per cent almost eight years ahead of schedule.
The state has already surpassed its target of 50 per cent renewable energy by 2025, reaching
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NZ packaging manufacturer expands into Queensland
New Zealand-based pulp, paper and cardboard packaging manufacturer, Oji Fibre Solutions, has expanded its operations into Queensland.
The manufacturer has purchased a 24,126 square metre warehouse, plant
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