Tag: industry
Victorian Government announces $50m boost for TAFE
Victoria’s TAFE sector will get a $50 million boost from the state government aimed at giving unemployed Victorians a better chance to build the...
Furst Electrical Services wins $1.6m contract
Industrial electrical contractors Furst Electrical Services have announced that they have been awarded a $1.6 million contract by multinational group Accensi to design and install...
Industry leaders present AIM Incentive set to boost Australian manufacturing
Industry leaders presented the proposed Australian Innovation & Manufacturing (AIM) Incentive at Parliament in Canberra yesterday.
The AIM – which is basically a “patent” or...
Australia and China sign FTA – mixed reactions from industry and unions
After being locked in negotiations for almost ten years, Australia and China have finally signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
“This agreement is the first...
ABB’s YuMi® is the world’s first collaborative robot
The age of people and robots working together has finally come. Leading power and automation technologies company ABB has unveiled YuMi® - the first...
AMWU defends Australian shipbuilding industry and workers to Senate inquiry
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) — the representative body of Australia’s Naval Shipbuilders — yesterday presented its evidence to the Australian Senate’s inquiry into...
Macfarlane launches space engineering facility at The Australian National University
The A$30 million-plus Instrumentation and Technology Centre (AITC) at the Australian National University (ANU) has been completed.
“Australia is doubly blessed because Mt Stromlo also has a...
$88m D2D CRC big data research centre opens in SA
The new $88 million Data to Decisions Cooperative Research Centre (D2D CRC) big data research centre in Adelaide, South Australia is set to address...
Macfarlane launches ‘Design for manufacturing competitiveness’ report
Minister for Industry Ian Macfarlane has launched the report "Design for manufacturing competitiveness", developed by Professor Sam Bucolo, Head of the Design and Innovation Research...
NMW 2014 re-cap shows great success
With over 300 exhibiting companies establishing new relationships within Australia's fast-changing manufacturing industry, this year’s National Manufacturing Week (NMW) that took place 13–16 May...
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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.
