The pieces of Australia post-coronavirus are falling into place
Australia won’t be the same post-coronavirus, but parts of the picture are falling into place. One concerns our approach to trade. It’ll be a reset, not a rejection.
Australian manufacturing post-Covid not about complete self-sufficiency, reliving golden era
Today federal industry minister Karen Andrews will discuss local manufacturing’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic and what happens next, and is expected to argue for government’s role in procurement of critical supplies and the removal of red tape, but not in promoting “complete self-sufficiency.”
Washington H Soul Pattinson backs Leading Edge Data Centres
By Stuart Corner ASX listed investment house, Washington H Soul Pattinson, has invested $20 million in Leading Edge Data Centres to fund a network of regional edge computing data centres around Australia. Leading Edge says it will build a network of 20 world-class tier three data centres across regional Australia to provide faster internet speeds…
Ai Group lays our IR reform wish list
Major employer body the Ai Group has called for fresh thinking on industrial relations to help rather than hinder employers taking on more staff as we emerge from the Covid-19 andemic. AiG Chief Executive, Innes Willox said: “Now is not the time for tired old arguments about IR reform. “What is needed is fresh thinking…
Massive water truck takes to the road
Two Australian firms have joined forces to develop and build a revolutionary minesite water spray truck (pictured) to improve dust control and enhance mining operational safety. Mobile equipment provider Australian Diversified Engineering and mining equipment supplier Austin Engineering have delivered two new ‘stairway access tank’ trucks to the McArthur River silver, lead and zinc mine…
How manufacturers can survive this period of radical change – move into services
Change, a 1985 paper argued, can be characterised as a “punctuated equilibrium”: long periods of relative calm and small incremental alterations that are interrupted by brief, but radical, seismic shifts. COVID-19 means that we are now living through one of those revolutionary moments.
“Missing puzzle piece” for Australian manufacturing collaboration announced
A “matchmaking platform” originally developed for manufacturers and others to respond to the Covid-19 outbreak has been expanded, with a goal to “continue to provide solutions long after this pandemic.”
Cochlear to pay massive US$280 million patent penalty
Hearing implant manufacturer Cochlear has been denied a rehearing of an appeal in a patent dispute which resulted in a massive penalty being awarded against the company. The Sydney company has petitioned for a rehearing of a judgement in the US District Court which awarded US$268 million in patent infringement damages against Cochlear in a…
Amaero Additive pursues super alloy protection
Additive manufacturer Amaero International has progressed its application for patent protection for the company’s titanium alloy, Amalloy Beta Ti. The Victorian company announced its application had entered the final, national stage of the Patent Co-operation Treatment (PCT) process. The process allows patent protection to be granted simultaneously in a large number of countries instead of…
Multinational manufacturing shift from Asia presents opportunities for Sydney
Sydney should be prepared to “pick winners” to take advantage of a new interest by multinationals in shifting manufacturing to advanced economies.