By Deanna D’Alessandro, University of Sydney and Kate Harrison Brennan, University of Sydney In the wake of Labor’s resounding victory in Australia’s federal election earlier this month, there has been much talk about flailing productivity in Australia. In fact, last week, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Treasurer Jim Chalmers made clear that the priority for…
A small company in Melbourne makes products from scratch to exploit something most Australians overlook: the potential of their attic. Nicholas Way speaks to Robyn Rutley from AM-BOSS Access Ladders in this instalment of our Celebrating Australian Made series. For many Australians, the space between the ceiling and roof is little more than an afterthought. But…
The first company profile in our Celebrating Australian Made editorial series, sponsored by the Australian Made Campaign, is building industry supplier VUETRADE. Nearly 90 per cent of Australia’s population lives by the coast, by the sea, and that population is growing. So having the right construction materials that can not only help build faster but…
Below is the introduction speech from @AuManufacturing’s Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers awards event, held on May 7. You can view the 2025 list here. Welcome to the awards for Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers, something @AuManufacturing has the great privilege of hosting for the third year running. I’d like to begin by respectfully acknowledging…
By Adrian Beaumont, The University of Melbourne On Saturday, Labor won a thumping victory in the House of Representatives, and this has carried over to the Senate results. Only 35% of enrolled voters have been counted in the Senate so far, compared with 71% in the House. It’s likely that the current Senate count is…
By Daryoush Habibi, Edith Cowan University and Yasir Arafat, Edith Cowan University Around the world, more and more electric vehicles are hitting the road. Last year, more than 17 million battery-electric and hybrid vehicles were sold. Early forecasts suggest this year’s figure might reach 20 million. Nearly 20% of all cars sold today are electric.…
What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to @AuManufacturing were reading. 5) Fonterra plans $1.7m refurbishment of Tasmanian cheese tower Global dairy company Fonterra has plans to upgrade the cheddaring tower, as its Wynyard, Tasmania cheese factory. It lodged a development application to refurbish and remediate the tower, boosting its height to 21 metres,…
By Susan Stone, University of South Australia The past week has seen the United States single-handedly rewrite the underlying paradigm for global trade. And while it is fair to say that the methods are extreme, the underlying goal of the policy is not unique to the US. Indeed, the push to support, and expand, domestic…
Global diary company Fonterra has plans to upgrade the cheddaring tower, as its Wynyard, Tasmania cheese factory.
With only a month until we unveil Australia’s 50 Most Innovative Manufacturers and the category award winners, we look at Trans-Tasman medical products remanufacturer Medsalv, a finalist for 2025. Brent Balinski speaks to founder and CEO, Oliver Hunt. In a family with more than its fair share of medical professionals, Oliver Hunt agrees that his…