CSIRO study finds 39% drop in plastic pollution along Australian coastlines
Plastic pollution along Australia’s coastlines has declined by 39 per cent over the past decade, according to research by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency.
Aussie-made semi-autonomous rover to help NASA find oxygen on the Moon
For the first time ever, a small Australian-made rover will be sent to the Moon to help collect research and data to prepare the...
Modern Manufacturing Initiative opens for Australian critical mineral and resources sector
The Morrison Government will now be accepting applications for the $1.3 billion Modern Manufacturing Initiative (MMI) from Australia's critical mineral and resources sector starting...
Australia’s submarine fleet must be built locally, Minister D’Ambrosio says
The Andrews Labor Government has called on the Prime Minister to commit to building the Navy’s 12 new submarines outlined in the Defence White...
Queensland munitions testing range in state government’s sights
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Queensland could be home to a new munitions testing range after the Palaszczuk Government launched an investigation into a suitable site.
Deputy Premier and...
New $206M biomedical research hub opens in Victoria
Victoria has opened what it says is Australia's first hospital-based biomedical engineering research centre, with the Victorian Government describing the facility as a major investment in accelerating medical discoveries and improving patient outcomes.
Improving safety culture and leadership within the manufacturing industry
The Centre for Work Health and Safety are conducting research to reduce machine guarding incidents by improving safety culture in the manufacturing industry.
The project,...
Alcoa to split into two separate companies
Alcoa has announced that it will split its global operations into two independent companies – one focused on specialist manufacturing operations, the other on...
Cann Group supplies medicinal cannabis for Australian clinical trial for advanced cancer patients
Cann Group Limited is supplying medicinal cannabis for Australian clinical trial assessing quality of life impacts for advanced cancer patients.
The trial, which is being...
PACIA: Victorian onshore gas bans terrible for manufacturing and investment
Victoria’s decision to enforce a permanent ban on fracking and coal seam gas exploration was labelled as a “major blow” to manufacturing and investment by...
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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.
