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Australian manufacturer SnackHQ has launched two new flavours of its Pick Me Up snack bar range as the company continues to expand its manufacturing and product development operations.

Australian manufacturing capability is being lifted into the global submarine supply chain as more than 60 businesses progress through a national qualification program to support the build of Virginia Class submarines, according to ASC.

Australian Made Week 2026 has highlighted the role of local manufacturing businesses and the broader impact of buying Australian-made products, according to campaign organisers at Australian Made.

NSW scientists are contributing to a national research effort aimed at improving chickpea inoculant strains, with potential downstream benefits for agricultural inputs manufacturing and more efficient fertiliser use in cropping systems, according to the NSW Government through the NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD).

Manufacturers are facing an increasingly volatile environment, where rapid changes in demand, supply chain disruptions, and continued cost pressures are transforming the way products are planned, made, and delivered.

Swisslog has been appointed as automation partner for Magnavale’s new frozen storage facility at Avonmouth, Bristol, marking the second frozen high bay warehouse project delivered under a framework agreement between the two companies.

The Queensland Government has launched a new program aimed at strengthening regional small businesses, including those connected to manufacturing and local supply chains, as part of its Small and Family Business First agenda.

The Western Australian Government has opened expressions of interest (EOI) from local, national and international companies to help shape a proposed advanced defence manufacturing hub in Western Australia, with the initiative positioned as a major step in strengthening the state’s manufacturing capability and sovereign industrial base.

An Australian-developed floating desalination system has been named the country’s only contender in a major international competition focused on addressing global water scarcity, according to a media release from Blue Carbon.

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has shortlisted a group of large-scale proposals under Round 2 of the Hydrogen Headstart Program, in what it describes as a significant step toward expanding Australia’s renewable hydrogen industry.