A cohort of 30 students, predominantly overseas qualified engineers, commenced a new Industry-Integrated Master of Engineering Program at La Trobe University this month, designed to upskill engineers for the Australian job market. According to a statement from the university, many skilled and highly-experienced migrants struggle to find work due to a “a lack of familiarity…
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Silver Fleece to close – report Adelaide media has reported the demise of the manufacturer of the cable knit jumpers (pictured) worn by Australia’s test cricket team for decades. Local In Daily reported that Silver Fleece had been wound up with liquidators appointed from Clifton Hall. The company, which employs between 10 and 50 at…
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We hear from the NSW Government’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Facility — a sponsor of our recent Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers campaign — about what they aim to offer the industry when they open their doors this year. Steven Milanoski describes his job as one of the best jobs in manufacturing in the nation. The…
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Clean energy and mobility company Pure Hydrogen is to supply a rear-loading hydrogen fuel cell (HFC) waste collection vehicle to the City of Newcastle, NSW. The vehicle, to be assembled by Pure Hydrogen subsidiary HDrive International, will be supplied under a lease, which will allow a 12 month trial period and a potential four year…
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Lynas Rare Earths will produce two new separated heavy rare earth (HRE) products for the first time in the 2025 calendar year at its Lynas Malaysia metals processing plant. A new process at Lynas Malaysia will produce separated Dysprosium (Dy) and Terbium (Tb) for the first time and will complement Lynas’ existing light rare earths…
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Three Australian companies have been backed to develop a solar powered drone that can fly from ‘dawn to dusk’ without recharging. Battery developer Li-S Energy, in a partnership with V-TOL Aerospace and HaloCell, have been awarded a $1.35 million grant from the federal government as part of the Emerging Aviation Technology Partnerships (EATP) programme. The…
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The Deakin University-based ARC Training Centre for Resource Efficient Alloys in a Circular Economy. or “circAlloy”, was recently awarded $4,988,139 in Australian Research Council funding, and aims to train “the next generation in alloy science and manufacturing for resource efficiency in a circular economy”. The funding was awarded by the Australian Research Council on Friday…
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The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced grant funding totalling $1.98 million to ten companies to assist feasibility studies into adopting lower-carbon technologies. According to a statement from ARENA on Thursday, the studies would generate valuable data, and it would work with industry to share this. “The grants we’ve announced today are for businesses…
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Satellite manufacturer Space Machines Company has signed an agreement with an Indian government-owned company NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), which sets the stage for a second spacecraft launch two years from now. In a statement on Thursday, Space Machines Company said the agreement with NSIL – which is the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research…
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Plastic recycling startup Samsara Eco has raised $100 million in its latest funding round. Led by global investment company, Temasek and Australian deep tech investment fund, Main Sequence, funds also came from Wollemi Capital, lululemon, Hitachi Ventures, Titanium Ventures (formerly Telstra Ventures) and DCVC. The capital will help Samsara Eco scale its enzymatic recycling capabilities,…
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