Australia’s defence ministers have confirmed construction is on schedule at the Osborne Naval Precinct in Adelaide for a 2020 completion of the government’s major shipbuilding infrastructure investments. Canberra is spending $535 million at Osborne preparing the site, which built the Collins Class submarines, to construct Australia’s new Hunter class frigates. Defence minister Linda Reynolds and…
Brent Balinski spoke to Charles Kovess, Secretary of the Australian Industrial Hemp Alliance and CEO of Textile & Composite Industries, about the potential of industrial hemp.
The manufacturing sector contracted in June according to the Australian Industry Group Performance of Manufacturing Index – ending a 33-month streak of stable or growth results – and it is experiencing the weakest conditions in nearly three years.
Comment by Peter Roberts In the past week Australia’s Co-operative Research Centre (CRC) for Low Carbon Living (CRCLCL) closed its doors after seven years focused on lowering carbon emissions in the built environment. The CRC programme, introduced by the Hawke government, has been a big success in aligning academic research interests with those of industry.…
Goat’s milk infant formula and organic baby food producer Bubs Australia (ASX: BUB) has announced a partnership with Chinese retailer Kidswant as part of its joint venture with Beingmate established in May 2019. A ceremony to mark Bubs Organic products’ debut in 275 Kidswant stores in 123 Chinese cities was held in Nanjing to formalise…
Australian Industry Group has thrown its weight behind moved by the federal government to take a fresh look at reinvigorating Australia’s workplace relations system, however it has cautioned against ‘sweeping changes’. Ai Group CEO, Innes Willox, said: “A workplace relations system that operates efficiently and effectively for a modern economy at a time of significant…
