The federal government has announced a $1 billion investment package to boost Australia’s defence industry and support thousands of jobs across the country.
The package is directed towards nationwide
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Advancing Manufacturing Taskforce established
Last week, Federal Member for Lindsay, Melissa McIntosh MP has established an Advancing Manufacturing Taskforce aimed at investigating, promoting and advocating for policies that create local, national
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STEM centre opens at WA school
Education and Training Minister Sue Ellery visited Newton Moore Senior High School today to officially open its impressive science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) centre.
The Minister met
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Victorian factory starts production on millions of medical-grade face masks
A new, state-of-the-art factory at Campbellfield has begun producing millions of medical-grade face masks for the local, interstate and overseas market.
Softmed, a privately owned, Melbourne-based company,
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Grants to encourage university students into WA defence research
University students are encouraged to consider how their research can support the Western Australian defence industry, with grants of $7,500 or $15,000 available from the State Government.
Defence Issues
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CS Energy taps into UQ’S Warwick solar farm
CS Energy has signed an offtake agreement to purchase a proportion of the renewable energy produced at the University of Queensland’s 64 megawatt Warwick Solar Farm.
Energy generated by the project is
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Defence export advocate goes virtual promoting small business to the world
Efforts to boost Australia’s defence exports are going online with plans for a series of webinars and one-on-one virtual discussions with small businesses across the country.
The virtual sessions will
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Conditional support for job-creating gas manufacturing project
The WA state government has provided conditional support to develop common-user infrastructure on the Burrup Peninsula to facilitate a major job-creating gas manufacturing project in the Pilbara.
The $4.6
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Cyber the early focus of new small business grant program
Defence small businesses will be recruited to join the fight against cyber threats under a new industry support program being launched, according to a statement by Defence.
Minister for Defence Industry
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$5m grant scheme to PPE manufacturing in NSW
The NSW Government has introduced a $5 million grants scheme to locally manufacture critical Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and create jobs.
Deputy Premier John Barilaro launched the program to support
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New EV charge stations for north west Victoria
More than 15 new electric vehicle charging stations will be constructed in north western Victorian towns to boost tourism, create jobs and reduce emissions, while increasing the range of electric vehicles
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National Science Week 2020 to kick off despite COVID-19
This year’s National Science Week will embrace the problem-solving spirit of Australia’s science community, with even COVID-19 unable to stop celebrations beginning tomorrow.
National Science Week
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Opportunities for Australian industry with Hunter Class Frigate Program
The federal government is moving to create opportunities for Australian industry in its Hunter Class Frigate Program, with a feasibility study launched into locally manufactured main reduction gearboxes
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Sikorsky Australia awarded support contract for Navy’s new combat helicopters
Sikorsky Australia, a Lockheed Martin company, will provide through-life sustainment support for the Navy’s fleet of MH-60R (Romeo) helicopters at their state of the art maintenance, logistics and repair
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US and Australia strengthen collaboration for science and tech
Australia and the US have strengthened their long and productive collaborative history with a senior-level dialogue on science and frontier technologies.
Minister for Industry, Science and Technology
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$200 million investment in school construction to support more jobs in QLD
Seven schools in key growth areas are moving into the next exciting phase of construction, supporting more jobs for Queenslanders, according to a Queensland government press statement.
QLD Premier Annastacia
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Hyne gets the wood on timber imports with new facility
Queensland state development Minister Kate Jones has officially opened a new $23 million timber processing factory in Maryborough last week. The facility belonging to Queensland company Hyne Timber was
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Winds to power new local manufacturing opportunities in WA
As part of the WA Recovery Plan, the WA govenment will drive more local manufacturing opportunities, to become more self-sufficient and create a pipeline of Western Australian jobs.
In a first for WA,
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Federal government invests in new UAS development program
The federal government is investing up to $1.3 billion in a new Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) development program to enhance situational awareness across Australia’s vast maritime environment.
The
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WA Recovery Plan to boost local manufacturing and create jobs
The WA government is taking the next step to being more self-sufficient and bring more local manufacturing back to Western Australia, as part of the WA Recovery Plan.
Building on the successful METRONET
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