Several manufacturing companies have reported changes in top leadership positions, with three announcing a change in chief executive officer today. Building products group Adbri announced that Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Nick Miller would be leaving his role. According to the company: “The Board has determined that it is an appropriate time for a…
Apprenticeship numbers are continuing to increase in Australia as industry recovers from the extraordinary effects on business operations and investment in training through the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), there were 387,830 apprentices and trainees in-training as at 31 March 2022, an increase of 17.1 percent from 31…
Unions back NSW Labor pledge to build rolling stock locally Trade union leaders have backed a pledge by NSW Labor leader Chris Minns to build trains, buses, ferries, and trams in NSW should it win the upcoming state election. The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) and the Rail, Tram, and Bus Union (RTBU) welcomed the…
Lockheed Martin Australia will invest $74 million to establish a National Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD) Ecosystem, helping integrate Australian industry into global supply chains. As part of its proposal to secure contracts to supply the AIR6500 Joint Air Battle Management System (JABMS) to Defence, the ‘National IAMD Ecosystem’ will position Australia for a…
We have been told flying cars are coming since the days of The Jetsons TY programme, but they could be racing through our skies soon with an Australian flying vehicle company in the van. Adelaide’s Alauda Aeronautics has built several 4.1 metre long flying vehicles (pictured) specifically for a new racing series called Airspeeder. Aluda…
Industry minister Ed Husic and CSIRO have talked up the economic opportunities available from the quantum computing sector at a CSIRO quantum commercialisation forum in Sydney. Husic told the forum 19 quantum‑related companies in Australia had received combined funding and investment of over $400 million in recent years, spanning hardware and software. He made an…
Lockheed Martin opens Adelaide office Defence prime contractor Lockheed Martin Australia’s new Adelaide city office has been officially opened by South Australian Deputy Premier Susan Close. Close unveiled a commemorative plaque to mark the occasion together with LMA employees, industry partners, academia, business and Indigenous leaders. The new 930 square metre purpose designed office will…
Defence, space and communications manufacturer Electro Optic Systems has come to an agreement with major shareholder Washington H. Soul Pattinson that secure its immediate financial future. The Canberra company, whose share price has plunged as it faces a massive need for capital, confirmed a previously announced one-year, $20 million working capital facility from the diversified…
A new multi-functional material which can be used to purify water, as a recyclable construction material, and as a lightweight machine component can also be moved remotely by a magnet. The new material that has been created and tested in the Chalker Research Lab at Flinders University, is made from magnetic iron particles and a…
Regenerative tissue implants company Osteopore has had its products included included into the Therapeutic Goods Administration’s Protheses List next month, making them more accessible to Australian patients. Osteopore’s regenerative implants empower natural tissue regeneration, using 3D-printed bioresorbable silicone implants which create a scaffold which guides a damaged or broken bone to regrow naturally. All of…