Government announces new industry appointments to spearhead its modern manufacturing strategy
Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Karen Andrews has announced five new appointments to a reinvigorated and newly named Industry Innovation and Science Australia...
Canberra-based firm secures Defence innovation contract
Innovative small business Kord Defence has been awarded a $3.4 million contract with Defence to help soldiers on the battlefield control the electrical devices...
Federal Budget’s manufacturing allocation geared towards collaborative projects
The cornerstone of the Federal Budget’s $1.5 million investment in manufacturing is the $1.3 billion Modern Manufacturing Initiative, which aims to drive lasting change...
Med-Con commissions first of seven mask-making machines built by Foodmach
The first of seven mask-making machines being built by packaging automation manufacturer and integrator Foodmach began producing 60,000 masks a day late last month...
ASC contracts more Australian companies to work on the Hunter Class Frigate Program
ASC Shipbuilding – a subsidiary of BAE Systems Australia – has inked contracts with three more Australian companies to work on the Hunter Class...
Cirrus Real Time Processing Systems to supply high-tech training systems to Defence
Award-winning defence software company Cirrus Real Time Processing Systems has secured a $7.5 million contract to improve the Royal Australian Navy’s training system capacity.
The...
New clinical manufacturing training hub launches in Brisbane
Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Karen Andrews has officially opened the T3 Cleanrooms at the Translational Research Institute (TRI) in Brisbane that will...
Energy Renaissance to build new battery manufacturing facility in Tomago
Energy Renaissance, Australia’s first lithium-ion battery manufacturer, has unveiled plans to build a new A$28 million battery manufacturing facility in Tomago.
Dubbed ‘Renaissance One’, the...
Another Austal-built LCS completes acceptance trials
Austal has announced that the future USS Mobile (LCS 26) has successfully completed acceptance trials in the Gulf of Mexico.
LCS 26 is the 13th...
New satellite ground station in WA now up and running
Defence Minister Linda Reynolds has announced that the new Satellite Ground Station near Geraldton, Western Australia is now fully operational.
Delivered under Joint Project 2008...
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Australian Manufacturing Week 2026 to make Brisbane debut
Australia’s leading advanced manufacturing showcase, Australian Manufacturing Week (AMW), is set to return in 2026, marking its first-ever event in Brisbane.
