By Peter Roberts That federal government’s economic adviser the Productivity Commission has a new spring in its step and new targets of its quest for an economically pure Australia – defence procurement policies and local content rules more generally, especially those applied by the states. The PC’s 50th Trade and Assistance Review (TAR) just released…
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China dairy export focused manufacturer Jatcorp has reported rising sales and profits for the quarter ending 30 June 2024. The company told investors that quarterly revenue increased 13.5 percent compared to the previous quarter to $16.8 million while gross profit increased to $6.14 million, a rise of 10.4 percent from $5.56 million on the previous…
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By Peter Roberts The Minister for Industry and Science Ed Husic has made an impassioned commitment to words all too often forgotten in recent years – value adding and fostering Australian ingenuity. In a speech to the Australian Space Forum Husic said a Future Made in Australia would be defined by resilience, prosperity, and unwavering…
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China focused retailer Aumake has entered a non-binding three year co-operation framework with Chinese State-Owned Enterprise Yangtze River New Silk Road International Logistics (Hubei) Group Co., Ltd to establish a China supply chain for Australian made goods and services. Under the framework Yangtze River intends to purchase a minimum of $100 million worth of Australian…
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Wire arc additive manufacturing machinery manufacturer AML3D has finalised a defence Manufacturing License Agreement with Boeing Defence and Space and its Australian subsidiaries. The MLA allows Boeing to provide technical data, defence services and the option to temporarily import parts to allow testing, inspection and additive manufacturing of components to support maintenance of aircraft. The…
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Mack Trucks Australia has shared news of the delivery of the 80,000th truck built at its Wacol, Brisbane factory, with this going to Western Australia to join the haulage fleet of logistics company MLG. In an article this week for its in-house publication, Bulldog Magazine, the Volvo Group Australia-owned company said number 80,000 was a…
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Forty-one million dollars in grants has been awarded to approximately 1,700 businesses under Round 2 of the federal Energy Efficiency Grants for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Program. Grants through the program are valued from $10,000 to $25,000 and are aimed at assisting companies lower energy use and improve energy efficiency. “Breweries, manufacturers and commercial…
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Engineering firm Civmec and shipbuilder Austal have executed a memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to form a Joint Venture (JV) to submit a proposal to the government to support the project LAND8710 Phase 2, Landing Craft Heavy (LC-H) project. LAND8710 Phase 2 (LC-H) will deliver enhanced transport and littoral manoeuvre capability to the Australian Army. Earlier…
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CSIRO has released what it says is a world-first assessment providing “a comprehensive overview” of innovation opportunities for value-adding to critical minerals in the global energy transition. Released on Wednesday, From Minerals to Materials focusses on the local “mid-stream processing industry” opportunities across lithium, cobalt, silicon, rare earth elements and graphite. According to a summary,…
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By Ian Lowe, Griffith University and Kylie Walker, Australian National University Australia’s clean energy transition is already underway, driven by solar, wind, batteries and new transmission lines. But what about nuclear? Opposition leader Peter Dutton last month committed to building nuclear reactors on the site of retired coal plants – triggering intense debate over whether…
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