In a move to bolster safety standards in the construction industry, the Building Ministers’ Forum (BMF) has announced that that Professor Peter Shergold AC and Bronwyn Weir have been commissioned to
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Advance Queensland backs innovation in Outback Queensland
In a media release statement today, the Queensland Government is backing a $1 million collaborative agreement to spur innovation-led economic growth for Outback Queensland with funding through the Government’s
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McGowan Government to increase penalties for workplace safety offences
The WA state government will be increasing penalties for workplace safety offences to bring Western Australia into line with other States and ensure penalties better reflect the importance of a safe workplace.
In
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CrowdStrike expands APAC presence, reports positive 1st half growth in 2017
Cloud services company CrowdStrike has announced the rapid expansion of its Asia Pacific (APAC) operations on the heels of triple-digit bookings growth. The company has established offices and headcount
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ANZ Stateometer: Victoria the only state to have grown “above trend”
ANZ’s Stateometer report that was released earlier this week has indicated that Victoria is the only state economy in Australia that has grown above trend for two consecutive years.
According to a media
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Bombardier achieves accreditation to certify welders for Australia’s rail industry
Earlier this year in June, Bombardier Transportation in Australia has received accreditation from the Welding Technology Institute of Australia (WTIA) enabling it to certify welders across the Australian
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BOC, CSIRO collaborate on hydrogen project
BOC (part of the Linde Group) is set to support CSIRO during its $3.4 million ammonia to hydrogen cracking and membrane purification project that is set to revolutionise the global supply chain for hydrogen.
As
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$1.4 million in grants to help Australian researchers and SMEs go global
Last week, the Ministry of Industry, Innovation and Science announced that 18 Australian researchers and 11 small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) will share in $1.4 million in government grants to meet and
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North QLD hydro and solar project that will support jobs moves forward
The construction of more than 500 megawatts (MW) of hydro and solar is one step closer after an agreement was signed last Friday between Powerlink and Genex Power Limited to progress Stage 2 of the Kidston
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$500 million to grow NSW economies
Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW John Barilaro today The NSW government announced the opening of the Growing Local Economies Fund, which will use an
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More than 1500 to miss out on jobs with Fed snub: WA government
In a statement released by the state government of WA, it says that more than 1,500 Western Australians will be missing out on long-term jobs after the Federal Coalition Government declined the State’s
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Trade mission to Myanmar to showcase Vic state’s tech and skills
Victoria’s skills and expertise in international education, digital innovation and food and fibre is being showcased this week in Myanmar this week through Victoria’s first ever trade mission to the
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Small technology promises to clean huge volumes of wastewater
Researchers from Edith Cowan University have developed a way to modify the atomic structure of iron to create a metal that can strip impurities from water in just a few minutes.
The breakthrough, recently
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ADDE launches Australia’s first automated, collaborative palletising system
Andrew Donald Design Engineering (ADDE) has developed the first end-of-line automated palletising system for Australian standard pallets, which incorporates Universal Robots’ UR10 robot to create a collaborative
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JFE, Schneider collaborate to optimise workflow
Schneider Electric has announced JFE Engineering has standardised its engineering process design workflow with them. As an existing SimSci user, JFE Engineering chose to upgrade to SimCentral to take
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AISC’s new training package for pharma manufacturing businesses
The Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC) has introduced a new training package to ensure VET meets the needs of industry by having industry involved in training development. The AISC is advised
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Advance Queensland initiative attracts new wave of global entrepreneurs
The Queensland government has reportedly invited 29 startups under the second round of the Queensland Government’s Advance Queensland Hot DesQ initiative.
Minister for Innovation, Science and the Digital
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QLD SMEs and Boeing to work on world-first technology
The Queensland government said that their local SMEs are benefitting from a state government’s investment in a remotely piloted aircraft project with Boeing.
Minister for Innovation, Science and
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Australians must build future submarines and frigates: SA Defence
The need for an Australian-owned builder for the $89 billion 12-submarine and nine-frigate program was emphasised in State Parliament in a statement last week by South Australian Defence Industries Minister
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Schneider adds new IIoT capabilities to existing offerings
Schneider Electric, has added a new enterprise-wide IIoT plant performance and control optimisation software to its PES and Foxboro Evo process automation systems and Foxboro I/A Series distributed control
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