The federal government intends to change the Export Market Development (EMDG) grants scheme, which would be available to those with revenues under $20 million, shift from reimbursement to grants, and become simpler to apply for.
Space, communications and defence equipment manufacturer Electro Optic Systems has restarted exports of $150 million worth of weapons systems stalled by shutdowns during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Swiss-headquartered Bucher Municipal has announced that it will acquire Richards Coach Works for an undisclosed amount.
The current economic crisis in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, has exposed the decay in Australia’s manufacturing capability and highlighted the need for increased investment in innovation.
Analysis by Peter Roberts You could be forgiven for thinking that federal and state governments have massively boosted investment in infrastructure projects to help Australia move through the Covid-19 related recession. There are seemingly daily mutterings from Canberra of big spending, coming soon…but apparently not actually coming at all. New figures from Infrastructure Partnerships Australia,…
The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) has called for immediate assistance to manufacturers as more than 61,000 manufacturing jobs were lost over the June quarter. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics labour accounts the number of full time jobs in manufacturing shrank from 941,000 in March to 880,000 in June. Underutilisation of workers –…
A long-time member of the Australian Manufacturing Forum is stranded in Europe and desperate to return to manage their business in Australia – but government travel restrictions on returning to Australia have not been exactly helpful, as the latest airline ticket cancellation (pictured) suggests. This is the story so far, by an AMF member. I…
Bio-separation company Memphasys has received a $1.29 million tax rebate under the R&D tax incentive scheme. The payment is a refundable tax offset of eligible expenses on research and development. The company is developing the Felix device, an instrument used in in vitro fertilisation that separates high quality sperm from a semen sample, improving the…
