SEMMA welcomes government payroll tax threshold Industry representative group the South East Melbourne Manufacturers Alliance (SEMMA) has said that it welcomes the Victorian government lifting the tax-free threshold on payroll tax from $900,000 to $1 million, but says raising it further to $5 million will provide further incentive for small to medium businesses to invest…
What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to @AuManufacturing were reading. 5) DroneShield announces record-breaking order worth $61.6 million Counter-drone business DroneShield has announced three standalone follow-on contracts, worth a total of $61.6, representing “the biggest single order” in its history and topping its entire revenue of $57.5 million for 2024. According to…
Swinburne University of Technology research led by engineering Senior Lecturer Dr Yat Wong (pictured), concerning processing coffee grounds into greener building products, is the subject of a new IP licensing deal with Green Brick. According to a statement from the university on Friday, the novel bricks including coffee waste and an alkali activator can be…
Counter-drone business DroneShield has announced three standalone follow-on contracts, worth a total of $61.6, representing “the biggest single order” in its history and topping its entire revenue of $57.5 million for 2024. According to a statement from the company on Wednesday, the contracts were from its privately owned in-country European reseller, to be distributed to…
Emeritus Professor Roy Green, the Special Innovation Advisor at the University of Technology Sydney, will deliver a review of the Net Zero Economy Authority’s Energy Industry Jobs Plan (EIJP) by the end of the year. Net Zero Economy Authority CEO David Shankey announced the appointment of Green (pictured) to lead the statutory review of the…
Tindo Solar will supply 30 megawatts’ worth of solar PV panels, made at the company’s Adelaide factory, for installation at the Bowen Water Pipeline project. In a statement on Friday, the nation’s only solar panel manufacturer said it will supply these to the North Queensland project – managed by the Bowen Pipeline Company – over…
The Australian Industry Group’s Centre for Education and Training has released new research on the experiences of the employers of Australian apprentices, showing they believe the system is “becoming increasingly costly and complex” at a time where the nation risks “falling well short of delivering the skilled workforce needed to lift our flagging productivity”. The…
Research supported by an Australia’s Economic Accelerator (AEA) grant aims to convert waste from the dairy industry into renewable biofuels. According to a statement from University of Southern Queensland – which is part of the team behind the work – the project will develop “scalable technology” for turning nutrients from dairy manure “into high-volume biomass…
CSIRO, HILT CRC announce $10 million green metals initiative A $10 million Green Metals Innovation Network (GMIN) — led by CSIRO in partnership with the Heavy Industry Low-carbon Transition Cooperative Research Centre (HILT CRC) – was announced on Tuesday. According to a statement from CSIRO, the federal government-funded initiative will bring together research, government and…
The Victorian government has announced $10 million in grants to help the state’s food and beverage makers upgrade to electric alternatives for their equipment.