NIOA secures another contract from Defence
Brisbane-based company NIOA has been selected for Tranche 1 of the Lethality System project which will create 23 new jobs while providing an enhanced capability...
Government announces new agency to safely manage radioactive waste
The Australian Government has announced the new Australian Radioactive Waste Agency (ARWA) which will lead the process to manage the country's radioactive waste in...
ACTU launches economic recovery plan to secure over a million jobs in Australia
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) has released a comprehensive five-part jobs plan that aims to steer economic recovery in Australia.
ACTU is calling...
Seven shortlisted for $70 million hydrogen funding round
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today announced that seven companies have been shortlisted and invited to submit a full application for the...
$18.8M investment for Australian medtech research
Minister for Health, the Hon Greg Hunt MP, has announced $18.8 million in funding for 21 promising medical technology projects across Australia.
The funding comes...
Queensland’s TAE Aerospace reaches new milestone in Asia Pacific F-35 maintenance
Queensland company TAE Aerospace has reached a key milestone in the maintenance of the Royal Australian Air Force’s new F-35 fighter jets, signalling the...
Monash develops breakthrough blood test that detects positive COVID result in 20 minutes
Researchers from Monash University have developed a blood test that could detect whether someone has contracted COVID-19, offering a breakthrough that could augment the...
First respirator masks leave Detmold production lines
South Australian packaging company Detmold Group manufactured the first respirator masks at its Brompton plant in Adelaide as part of its commitment to deliver...
Visy acquires Australian operations of world’s biggest glass bottle maker for almost A$1 billion
Packaging and recycling giant Visy has struck a $1B deal with Owens Illinois’s local glassmaking business, making it one of Australia's biggest manufacturing acquisitions...
Swinburne, Able Australia develop low-cost, 3D-printed face shields
Swinburne University engineers worked with not-for-profit organization Able Australia to produce 3D-printed headbands that lower the risk of COVID-19 transmission among workers in the...
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From cost exposure to cost control: Using energy flexibility to protect margins
Electricity price volatility is reshaping the cost base of Australian manufacturing, challenging long-held assumptions that energy can be treated as a stable operational input.
