Toyota’s factory shutdown triggers the largest automotive equipment sale to date
The demise of Australia’s carmaking industry will be complete with a massive sale of machinery and equipment that had been used to manufacture cars...
CIMIC’s CPB Contractors awarded key role in defence department’s Woomera Redevelopment Program
CIMIC Group's CPB Contractors, in partnership with Downer, has been chosen by the Australian Government's Department of Defence to oversee design development activities for...
Natural gas crucial in bolstering Australian manufacturing amid Safeguard Mechanism downplay – says APPEA
The Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) chief executive Samantha McCulloch has underscored the role of natural gas in achieving net zero while also powering Australian manufacturing, in response to the planned tightening of the Safeguard Mechanism, which ignores the central role of natural gas in meeting Australia’s climate goals.
NSW councils invited to apply for latest Return and Earn bin baskets program
Applications have opened for the latest round of the Return and Earn bin baskets program, with NSW councils invited to apply for funding to install the recycling initiative in public spaces across the state.
Australia pursues China trade agreement following Japan and Korea deals
The Australian Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (EFIC) has released its Export Monitor report, which examines the implications of the recently concluded free trade...
Report urges Australia to skill-up transport workforce in digitalisation, automation
Australia must upskill its workforce for digitalisation and automation in the transport sector to create new job opportunities and stay competitive among Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, according to a new report.
Manufacturing investment supports 312 new jobs in Melbourne’s south-east
Six manufacturers in Melbourne’s south-east are sharing more than $5 million in Victorian Government grants to expand their operations, with the projects expected to create 312 new jobs.
Myriota, ADF’s Innovation Hub ink $5.48m IoT partnership
Adelaide-based space company Myriota has secured a $5.48 million contract with the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) Innovation Hub to expand its Internet of Military...
AGL to develop pumped hydro energy storage project in SA
AGL has announced that it has secured the right to develop a pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) project in South Australia’s Adelaide Hills region...
Sparc opens solar-to-hydrogen facility at Roseworthy campus
Sparc Technologies has announced that construction of its first-of-its-kind photocatalytic water splitting (PWS) pilot plant at the University of Adelaide’s Roseworthy Campus is on schedule and within budget, with commissioning expected to commence in July 2025.
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From ship repair to autonomous underwater vehicles: Griffin Industrial’s next chapter with growth capital
Some of Australia’s most critical manufacturing happens where almost no one sees it: inside a fuel tank on a Navy tanker, in a machine shop south of Perth, on a workshop floor in western Sydney where a team is helping build autonomous underwater vehicles. Griffin Industrial does all three.
