@AuManufacturing today launches a sponsored series reporting on BAE Systems Australia’s Partnering for success defence industry supplier event which kicks off in Adelaide next week. In this launch article, Peter Roberts explores the relationship between defence contractors and local industry. With the release of the federal government’s Defence Strategic Review we now have a clearer…
By Peter Roberts The navy emerged from the Defence Strategic Review released on Monday as the future of Australia’s defence posture, but there are warnings that some programmes might be cut in favour of others, and that a big shakeup is in the wind for naval shipbuilding in Western Australia. One thing the review did…
@AuManufacturing’s sponsored series reporting BAE Systems Australia’s Partnering for success defence industry supplier event kicks off today with a two-part analysis of the benefits of the AUKUS agreement for SMEs. In this first part, Sarah Pavillard examines the SME industry policy landscape. Two things need to happen for AUKUS to deliver for Australia: the Australian…
The third quarter performance of miner and green industry developer Fortescue Metals shows a continued push to develop a green industry business stream alongside its traditional Western Australian mining assets. The company reported iron ore shipments of 46.3 million tonnes (mt) in Q3 FY23, creating a record for shipments for the nine months to 31…
Universal Biosensors adds new test to its Sentia wine platform Diagnostic test systems manufacturer Universal Biosensors has widened the scope of its Sentia test system for winemaking with the addition of a sixth product – a test for Titratable Acidity. This acidity measurement is tested by winemakers continuously throughout the year, and is one of…
By Peter Roberts As widely leaked to the media, an independent analysis of Australia’s defence outlook has recommended cancellation and downsizing of a number of Army acquisition programmes in favour of long range strike capabilities and the creation of a Navy equipped with a nuclear powered submarine fleet and the ability to deny the maritime…
The escalating abuse of the process for allocating grants for scientific research in recent years has had its denouement with the release of an independent review by eminent scientists which found that the Australian Research Council, and not the minister, should decide who receives federal science grants. Education Minister Jason Clare yesterday released the review,…
Hearing implant manufacturer Cochlear has again rebuffed competition concerns from authorities over its planned takeover of competitor Oticon Medical for $170 million, which followed a decision by parent company Demant to exit the hearing implants business. Cochlear said it disagreed with the conclusions of the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) which found provisionally that…
The owner and operator of the Arnhem Space Centre (ASC) in the Northern Territory is working towards a multi-launch contract with American space transportation and rocket manufacturing company Phantom Space Corporation. Equatorial Launch Australia (ELA), which signed a MOU with Phantom Space in 2022, also envisages an expanded scope and detail of future cooperation to…
Researchers at Melbourne’s RMIT University have released study findings that appear to open the way to solve one of the biggest issues for diabetics – the need to take insulin via injection. The researchers, led by students Jamie Strachan and Brendan Dyett have demonstrated a promising new oral delivery mode for insulin using lipid or…