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US Manufacturing PMI inched up to 47.7% in February

The February Manufacturing PMI in the United States of America has registered 47.7 per cent, 0.3 percentage points higher than the 47.4 per cent recorded in January, according to the nation's supply executives in the latest Manufacturing Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Report On Business.

Six Australian small businesses win Government grants to boost their export capabilities

Six small defence industry businesses have been awarded $837,000 in grants to boost their competitiveness on the global stage. The companies – which include Laserdyne,...

Breakthrough Victoria backs Harvest B with $2m for food manufacturing growth

Breakthrough Victoria has announced a $2 million investment in Australian food technology company Harvest B to accelerate innovation in protein platforms and strengthen the...

Austal announces management changes

Austal’s Andrew Bellamy will step down from his roles as Managing Director and CEO of the global ship contractor after five years of service,...

Dr Larry Marshall reappointed as CSIRO Chief Executive until 2023

The Board of Directors of CSIRO announced that Dr Larry Marshall has been reappointed as Chief Executive of Australia’s national science agency for another...

CSIRO invests $35m to advance Australia’s Space Technology and AI capabilities

CSIRO has announced a $35 million investment in frontier research in Space Technology and Artificial Intelligence. Part of CSIRO's Future Science Platforms (FSP) portfolio, aimed...

3D Systems teams up with biopharma innovator to advance targeted regenerative medicine

3D Systems and Theradaptive, a biopharmaceutical business specialising in targeted regenerative therapeutics, have signed a commercial deal in which 3D Systems will be the latter's sole 3D printing partner. 

Employment growth set to continue at Quickstep

Quickstep Holdings' employment levels have grown 'significantly' due to increasing workload, the company has announced on Monday. Quickstep, which currently employs 240 people across Australia,...

Victoria backs food and beverage producers with $31.2m investment

The Andrews Labor Government is backing Victoria’s agriculture businesses with a $31.2 million investment that will bolster initiatives for Victorian food and beverage producers.  The...

Austal’s order book swells to $4.9bn as the shipbuilder reports impressive revenue and profit...

Austal has enjoyed a hugely successful 2019 with record-breaking revenues and profit driven by strong contributions from all segments of its business. The company reported...
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The economic forces driving manufacturing’s next cycle

Australia’s manufacturing sector entered 2026 with improving momentum, but renewed global disruption is again testing resilience across the industry.