Yellow Tail maker Casella considers sale
A sale of Casella Family Brands, best known for its Yellow Tail range of wines, is reportedly being considered.
Deakin and Ford create wool-based alternative to petrochemical car insulation
Researchers at Deakin University’s Institute for Frontier Materials have worked with Ford to create a new wool-based insulation, which they say has environmental and other benefits over synthetic materials currently in use.
Australian Made logo registered in Hong Kong
The Australian Made Campaign has announced that the Australian Made, Australian Grown logo has become a registered trademark in Hong Kong, the sixth-biggest buyer of Australian merchandise exports.
Export grants help South Australian wines go global
More than a dozen South Australian wine companies were among the businesses to use the South Australian Export Accelerator (SAEA) program to help them market and sell their products overseas.
The 10 technologies that will define 2019
We are often treated to predictions of the things that will change our lives in the future. Today’s infographic, which comes from MIT Technology Review, features Bill Gates’ predictions for the top 10 breakthrough inventions that will capture headlines in 2019 1. Gut Probe in a Pill These swallowable devices can detect and potentially prevent…
CUAVA opens at University of Sydney, will launch first satellite next year
The University of Sydney-led Centre for CubeSats, Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles and their applications (CUAVA) has been officially opened this week, aiming to increase skills relevant to Australia’s space industry.
Researchers demonstrate new aluminium alloy production technique
Researchers at the USA’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have demonstrated a new single-step production technique that can produce wire, rod and tube parts directly from aluminium powder, and which they say could be useful in the automotive industry.
DroneShield finds way to get early access to R&D tax incentive
Australian anti-drone security company, DroneShield (ASX: DRO) has entered an agreement with R&D Capital Partners Pty Ltd which will enable it to access the equivalent cash to the R&D tax incentive long before they would otherwise receive it from the government. DroneShield has received the R&D tax incentive, most recently $500,000, each year it has…
Australian manufacturing mood lifts following election, survey finds
Manufacturing optimism has picked up following the election, but an overall loss of momentum beginning mid-2018 persists, according to the long-running Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry-Westpac Survey of Industrial Trends.
IP tax talk back following Frydenberg Patent Box comments
Australian entrepreneur Matt Barrie has said he supported consideration of a UK-style patent box taxation scheme aimed at improved commercialisation of local IP, following comments by the federal treasurer that the government would take a “close look” at the scheme.