The Victorian government will invest $2.5 million to run CivVic Labs Accelerator – Australia’s first accelerator designed to help startups gain access to government procurement.
The program aims
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Union boss: buy locally, as “other governments around the world are doing”
The head of the Australian Council of Trade Unions has said he will push for procurement provisions for government projects, inspired by the “Buy American” US policies following the Global Financial Crisis.
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Manufacturing uniforms locally ‘triple the cost’ says government
The federal government has defended Chinese-made army dress uniforms, saying that the successful tenderer would pay three times more to make them here.
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EDITOR’S OPINION: Baird government stabs local manufacturers in the back
Yesterday’s shocking announcement by the NSW Coalition government that a $2.3 billion contract for 500 intercity train carriages has been awarded to a multinational (mainly South Korean) consortium including UGL, Hyundai Rotem and Mitsubishi Electric Australia was met with a wave of outrage and derision across the state and Internet.
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AMWU takes “buy Australian” message coast to coast
The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union is continuing its coast-to-coast campaign, encouraging industry to “buy Australian”.
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