Minister for industry and science Ed Husic has announced $44 million in grants for Australian companies to support 19 collaborative research projects.Read More
Mignon D'SouzaComments Off on Government funds propel electric planes among other projects 124
Weld Australia has called for urgent action, saying the Australian Government is prioritising international trade relations over support for the local manufacturing sector. Read More
Mignon D'SouzaComments Off on Calls for government to prioritise local manufacturing 117
Minister for Industry and Science, Ed Husic, admits that some projects could have their funding rescinded as the federal government reviews funding for critical technologies used in manufacturing. Read More
Alexandra HaynesComments Off on Government grants for critical technologies under review 117
For National Science Week (13-21 August), the federal government has pledged to help close the gender gap and inspire the next generation to join the highly skilled STEM sector. Read More
Alexandra HaynesComments Off on National Science Week to grow skills and STEM careers 113
The Australian government is taking immediate action to address the urgent skills crisis by introducing legislation to establishSkills Australia Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA). Read More
Alexandra HaynesComments Off on Jobs and Skills Australia aims to address the skills crisis 128
Australia has joined other nations to strengthen cooperation on global supply chains via the Global Supply Chain Resilience Forum, the largest multilateral forum focused on supply chain resilience. Read More
Alexandra HaynesComments Off on Australia plans to strengthen its supply chain resilience 111
REACH, the nation’s largest recycling and clean energy advanced manufacturing ecosystem at Deakin University will play a crucial role in rebooting the manufacturing sector, as the government locks in Australia’s higher 2030 emissions reduction target. Read More
Alexandra HaynesComments Off on REACH to drive Australia’s green manufacturing revolution 120
The Australian government is investing $19 million in Australian businesses and researchers to develop innovative technologies that could help protect and sustain Australian Defence Force personnel in the field. Read More
Alexandra HaynesComments Off on Government invests in nine new Defence Innovation Hub projects 170
The federal government and the Republic of Korea have signed an MoU to expand each nation’s space sector, coinciding with the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries. Read More
Alexandra HaynesComments Off on Korea and Australia sign MoU to expand space sectors 148
Curvecrete – a company that manufactures curved, sustainable concrete that produces zero waste – has received a $325,158 Accelerating Commercialisation Grant from the federal government to develop a pilot manufacturing facility in Melbourne. Read More
Alexandra HaynesComments Off on Curvecrete to build a pilot manufacturing facility in Melbourne 157
A new manufacturing facility will be built at Lucas Heights in Sydney as part of a $30 million federal government project to produce vital nuclear medicines. Read More
Alexandra HaynesComments Off on Safeguarding the future supply of vital nuclear medicines 85
A new agreement between the Australian and Indian governments will further grow the space collaboration between the two countries.
The amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding between the Australian Read More
As part of the 2020-21 Budget, the Government will invest $28.5 million to fund energy infrastructure projects to increase Western Australia’s energy security while lowering costs and reducing emissions.
The Read More
To encourage the uptake of drones and electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicles, the Australian Government has released a National Aviation Policy Issues Paper on Emerging Aviation Technologies.
Deputy Read More
The federal government has invested another $25.7 million to grow Australian business capability in the space sector supply chain.
The funding will create jobs and help Australian companies take part in Read More
COVID-19 Recovery: A 9-Point Plan, a document released by Engineers Australia in May, is designed to give a helping hand to those engineering businesses and government that might need a sense Read More
Defence has partnered with a family-owned South Australian company to produce face shields for frontline healthcare workers for protection against the coronavirus.
Axiom Precision Manufacturing began production Read More
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced $480,000 in funding over the next 12 months to start-up accelerator program, EnergyLab Australia, to support the Australian startup acceleration Read More
National employment association Ai Group has welcomed the federal government’s latest stimulus package to boost job prospects for Australians affected by the coronavirus.
The announcement comes as a Read More
National employer association Ai Group has called on Australian governments to consider wage support mechanisms in response to escalating impacts of the coronavirus.
Ai Group CEO Innes Willox said Australia Read More