Nulon manufacturing will shift to upgraded Fuchs sites in Victoria and NSW
Fuchs has announced that it will move production of Nulon automotive fluids to recently-upgraded sites at Beresfield, NSW and Sunshine, Victoria.
Brendan Nelson to head Boeing in Oceania
Former federal opposition leader Brendan Nelson will become president of Boeing Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific, effective February 11, replacing Maureen Dougherty in the role.
Tiny Perth startup takes on medical moonshot
A Perth startup is developing an approach to pumping that could find a way into artificial heart implants. Brent Balinski spoke to its founders about the ambitious project, and about trying to solve really big problems within Australia.
FYI gets go ahead for WA alumina project
Perth materials technology group FYI Resources (ASX: FYI) has received the major approvals it needs to roll out its strategy of producing high purity alumina from a mine and processing plant in Western Australia. The company announced today it has received approval from the WA mines department for a mine and processing plant to exploit…
Lynas faces new challenge to rare earth processing
Rare earths producer Lynas Corporation (ASX: LYC) faces new opposition to its continuing operations in Malaysia with the lodging of proceedings in the High Court in Kuala Lumpur. Lynas is building a processing plant in Western Australia to remove radioactive waste before shipment to Malaysia, a development forced onto the company by the Malaysian government.…
Transition from automotive manufacturing avoids worst-case
Analysis by Peter Roberts When it first became clear that vehicle assembly was finished in Australia the predictions of job losses were truly massive. But three years later the Coalition, which dealt the coup de grace to the sector, is claiming credit for an orderly transition for many of the local suppliers to the three…
Renewable energy investment slumps while government mulls climate policy
By Peter Roberts While the federal government has reluctantly said it might ‘evolve’ its climate action policies the outcomes of current policy settings are seeing a collapse in investment in renewable energy alternatives to burning dirty fossil fuels. New figures from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) show a near 60 per cent fall in investments…
Radio astronomy investments open way for industry
Two new instruments to be built for Australian radio astronomy facilities have the potential to create new spin-off industrial opportunities. Australian Research Council Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF) grants have been awarded to develop a new receiver for the Parkes radio telescope, and a new digital signal processor for the Australia Telescope Compact Array…
Space infrastructure project grants open
In the 2019-20 Federal Budget, the Australian Government announced the $19.5 million Space Infrastructure Fund (SIF). This investment into infrastructure will help to grow the Australian space sector. The SIF targets 7 infrastructure projects for common-user platforms that industry cannot provide alone. Two of these projects are now open for grant applications: Mission Control Centre…