Prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has stuck to the government’s pre-election pledge to lift defence spending to 2 per cent of GDP.
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Arrium gets fresh capital from GSO, but Whyalla steelworks not guaranteed safe
Arrium has been thrown a lifeline, though some believe the loss-making Whyalla steelworks is still in danger of being shut down.
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Labor pushes for local steel procurement for government projects
Federal Opposition leader Bill Shorten has urged the government to use local steel in public projects to assist in the survival of Arrium’s Whyalla steelworks.
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Govt continues anti-dumping reforms in effort to save steel industry
The Government has initiated the development of a second stage of its anti-dumping reforms in the wake of speculation that Arrium’s Whyalla’s steelworks may close.
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Crisis talks underway for Arrium Whyalla factory
Arrium is in negotiations with politicians and financiers about what can be done to ensure steelmaking continues at the Whyalla factory, the closure of which would affect more than 1,500 jobs.
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Arrium considers Whyalla steelworks closure
Arrium’s Whyalla’s steelworks, which employs around 1,100, is at risk of shutting down if $60 million in savings cannot be found.
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Adelaide invention helps auto supplier diversify
Automotive supplier Adelaide Tooling has seized an opportunity to diversify its operations, manufacturing a new retractable flyscreen and block-out blind system.
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1,300 ASC jobs at risk without patrol vessel contract
There was “no guarantee” that ASC would win work on the $5 billion Offshore Patrol Vessels contract, meaning there was the risk of 1,300 shipbuilding jobs being lost by 2019.
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Keppel Prince awarded SA wind farm contract
Keppel Prince Engineering, Australia’s largest manufacturer of wind towers, has won a $3.5 million contract to build six new turbines for the Waterloo wind farm.
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Plans to save Adelaide Holden plant being weighed up
Politicians have cautiously welcomed Belgian entrepreneur Guido Dumarey’s bid to save the Adelaide Holden site from closure.
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Adelaide’s SMR Automotive loses Ford contract, reportedly lays off 100 workers
SMR Automotive of Lonsdale has reportedly made 100 redundancies following the loss of a major export contract with Ford.
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Planned SA ice cream factory won’t go ahead without govt help
A planned ice cream, slated for Adelaide’s northern suburbs, will probably not be built unless the State Government provides the project $4 million of assistance.
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SA public schools to get 3D printing
A pilot program at 28 South Australian public schools involving 3D printing and starting first semester 2016 aims to increase student’s interest in STEM disciplines.
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Adelaide JSF supplier commended by Lockheed Martin
Adelaide’s Levett Engineering has won a commendation from Lockheed Martin for the supply of components to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
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Food and beverage could underpin SA’s economic future
Food and beverage manufacturing presented a major opportunity for South Australia’s economic expansion, with 85 per cent of the world’s middle-class population growth to come from Asia.
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Japanese visit ahead of submarine bid deadline
Senior members of the Japanese government are visiting to give the country’s bid to build Australia’s submarines a last-ditch boost.
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Arrium cuts 250 jobs at Whyalla steelworks
Arrium will cut 250 jobs at its subsidiary OneSteel’s Whyalla Steelworks in response to the global slump in commodity prices.
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Weatherill talks up possibilty of driverless car manufacturing in SA
South Australian Premier Jay Driverless car says South Australia could use its automotive expertise to start making driverless cars in years to come.
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Ship builder ASC cuts 45 jobs
Adelaide-based ASC will sack approximately 45 permanent boilermakers and welders from its Air Warfare Destroyer Project by the end of the year.
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Aus should have just one ship building yard, says SA minister
Australia should have just one shipyard that builds ships and it should be located in Adelaide, according to SA Defence Industries Minister Martin Hamilton-Smith.
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