Australia's job vacancies dropped in the three months leading up to February, the third consecutive quarter of decline, but figures remain significantly higher than levels prior to the pandemic, indicating a competitive labour market, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data.

A series of partnerships between small business players and academia have received backing from Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, to realise big research and development outcomes in various industries, including manufacturing. 

Northrop Grumman and aircraft manufacturer Shied AI have collaborated to develop a replacement drone for the US Army's long-serving RQ-7B Shadow tactical unmanned aerial system (UAS). 

Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Madeleine King has outlined the accomplishments and challenges faced by the country's resources sector, emphasising the importance of traditional resources in manufacturing technologies needed to bring down emissions in Australia.

Six small and medium businesses in the Australian defence manufacturing industry have received a total of more than $3.2 million in grants to build capabilities for the defence sector and address export barriers. 

The National Reconstruction Fund (NRF) Bill will be critical in addressing financial sector blind spots when it comes to investing in key industries such as manufacturing for scale and transformation, Innes Willox, Australian Industry Group chief executive said in a passage.

The mass adoption of battery storage and battery manufacturing will be crucial to Australia’s transition to net zero and to becoming a world leader in clean energy, according to Minister for Science and Industry Ed Husic, citing CSIRO’s new Renewable Energy Storage Roadmap. 

Australia’s national science agency CSIRO  has unveiled its roadmap for renewable energy storage, a vital component of the country's energy transformation that would require significant investment.

Wide Open Agriculture (WOA) announced that it is moving forward in identifying a large-scale manufacturing plant for the production of buntine protein, a key ingredient in a variety of food applications.

The Albanese government’s $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund (NRF) is on its way to becoming law after Senate passed the NRF Corporation Bill on Monday.