Tasmanian shipbuilder Incat has won contracts to make four fast ferries for the iconic Manly ferry route in Sydney.
Read More
STEM skills, education reform urgently needed for “hyper-connected” workplace future: BCA boss
The Business Council of Australia’s president has warned that Australia needed to adjust its education system and workplaces.
Read More
Read More
Industry organisations urge against ambitious carbon reduction goals
Industry lobby group Manufacturing Australia has cautioned against Australia setting ambitious long-term greenhouse emission reduction targets.
Read More
Read More
Rodney’s factory robot revolution
We’re at a tipping point when it comes to smart factory robots, says artificial intelligence guru, inventor and entrepreneur Rodney Brooks. Brent Balinski spoke to the Australian-born and Boston-based founder, CTO and chairman of Rethink Robotics.
Read More
Read More
Auto manufacturers could supply to importers, says FAPM
Creating parts for imported vehicles was a possibility for components manufacturers.
Read More
Read More
Holden job cuts could lead to more job losses across sector: union
Close to 1,000 jobs are likely to be lost across the whole auto sector as a result of Holden’s decision to cut 270 jobs in Adelaide, a union official says.
Read More
Read More
Quitting manufacturing doesn’t stop Toyota from topping reputation index
Toyota’s popularity has not suffered following its decision to end manufacturing in Australia, according to a survey of more than 12,000 Australians.
Read More
Read More
270 jobs to go at Elizabeth as Holden reduces output by 50 cars a day
General Motors Holden will remove 270 positions from its Elizabeth factory production line as it decreases the number of vehicles made each day.
Read More
Read More
Shipbuilding jobs at risk, BAE Systems tells inquiry
BAE Systems, the operator of the Williamstown ship building yards in Melbourne has told an inquiry in Adelaide the facility may become unviable.
Read More
Read More
ACCC to investigate gas markets
The ACCC will launch a year-long public inquiry into the competitiveness of wholesale gas prices in Eastern and Southern Australia.
Read More
Read More
Caterpillar asked to explain 280 jobs cut at Burnie
The Tasmanian opposition has said Caterpillar owed the state’s north-west an explanation as to why it would axe 280 jobs at Burnie.
Read More
Read More
Manufacturing Australia releases plan to fix local gas market
Manufacturing Australia has launched a 13-point plan for improving local gas supply, which it says currently puts 83,000 industry jobs at risk.
Read More
Read More
280 jobs to go as Caterpillar moves manufacturing to Thailand
Mining manufacturer Caterpillar has announced it will cut around 280 jobs at its Burnie factory and move some of its production to Thailand.
Read More
Read More
Sanford likely to cut 230 workers from Christchurch seafood factory
Fishing group Sanford is likely to cut 230 workers from its Christchurch mussel processing plant because of a shortage of natural spat supply.
Read More
Read More
Former UGL factory in Taree to re-open, create 400 jobs: council
The unnamed new owner of the former UGL Rail factory in Taree was a global business and will create as many as 400 local jobs, it's been claimed.
Read More
Read More
Austal to cut 300 jobs by year’s end
WA shipbuilder Austal will cut as many as 300 jobs by the year’s end as two major contracts wind up.
Read More
Read More
Daniel Andrews’ train plan good news for manufacturers
Victorian manufacturers stand to benefit greatly from the Victorian government’s Dandenong rail project, according to the AMWU.
Read More
Read More
“Manufacturing: advancing the conversation” launched
Manufacturers have two very clear messages for the nation...
Read More
Read More
Over 1,000 Newcastle workers to march, demanding more manufacturing contracts
Over 1,000 train and ship manufacturers are expected to march in Newcastle today, pushing for NSW government contracts in the Hunter region.
Read More
Read More
Forgacs carries out 130 redundancies
Engineering company Forgacs has cut a fifth of its 600-strong workforce at Newcastle due to a lack of shipbuilding contracts.
Read More
Read More