Army to get new Australian-made regional support craft for FNQ
The federal government has announced it will acquire a new, 12.5-metre Australian-made regional support craft, to be based at Thursday Island.
SPC Ardmona inks enterprise agreement with AMWU
By Robert Giles, CEO SPC Ardmona SPC has been a key employer for many decades in the Shepparton area and across Victoria. We are proud of our rich heritage providing natural and convenient products for Australian families. This week, the business and our employees, after working closely with the AMWU for several months, overwhelmingly voted…
Archer progresses quantum computer measurement
Materials technology company Archer Materials has successfully built its first qubit control device (ESR devices) (main picture) which will be used to measure the quantum information residing on the CQ quantum computing chip the company is developing. The company also released a high-magnification image of part of the prototype nanoscale device (below), which was created…
Gekko Systems to supply gold concentration plant
Classic Minerals has bought a Gekko Systems gravity processing module for use at flagship Kat Gold Project near Southern Cross in Western Australia’s goldfields region. An attraction for Classic is that the Ballarat-made Gekko plant is modular and mounted on containerised elements providing for scalability and ease of modification. The plant has a 30 tonne…
Traffic Technologies wins massive order for LED lighting
Roadway signage and traffic systems company Traffic Technologies has won a massive order from Ausgrid for 64,000 LED lighting systems. The company will provide Ausgrid with up to 30,000 LED pedestrian lights, 30,000 LED road lights and 4,000 LED floodlight luminaries over five years. The contract is for an initial three year period, but can…
Canberra moves to boost local vaccine production
The federal government has put a call out to local manufacturers as part of our preparations to produce a future vaccine and treatments for COVID-19 in Australia. Submissions received will be used to determine the extent to which the production and distribution can be supported locally once an effective candidate is found. While CSL is…
Circular economy manufacturer launches campaign to reshore cup production
An Adelaide-based reusable cup manufacturer is raising money on Kickstarter to pay for moulds that will enable local production and the creation of as many as 15 jobs in the first year. InDaily reports that eCup was preparing to have its digitally-linked cups made in China late-last year, with a cost for $15,000 to make…
MG Engineering to build frigate vessel blocks
South Australian shipbuilder shipbuilder MG Engineering has been chosen to build four “mini blocks” to be used to test leading edge manufacturing techniques for the $35 billion future frigates programme. SA innovation and skills minister David Pisoni confirmed the order from BAE Systems subbsidiary, ASC Shipbuilding this morning. Pisoni said on social media ASC Shipbuilding…
ATO confirms R&D tax claw-back plan
More than a quarter of companies claiming the research and development tax incentive this quarter may have some of their offset clawed back if the government pushes ahead with its planned changes to the scheme, the Australian Taxation Office has confirmed.
XTEK raises $11.4 million and joins C4 EDGE consotrium
Defence technology group XTEK is raising $11.4 million from investors and also moving to join the C4 EDGE consortium of 17 SMEs that are developing a sovereign C4 (commend, control, communications and computing) environment for the Australian army. The company announced it had successfully raised $9.2 million from an oversubscribed placement with institutional investors, and…