By Denham Sadler The controversial proposed changes to the R&D tax incentive will be applied retrospectively for the 2019-20 financial year if the legislation is eventually passed by Parliament later this year, a senate inquiry has heard. The Senate Economics Legislation Committee held a public hearing for its inquiry into the government’s planned reforms to…
Animal feeds producer Ridley Corporation has commissioned its new poultry and pig feedmill at Wellsford near Bendigo in Victoria. All production has been successfully transferred from the former Bendigo mill to Wellsford, with the old site now closed and being readied for sale. The new feedmill has a capacity of 350,000 tonnes a year, with…
Technology developer Silex Systems has successfully completed the first stage of a three-year project to develop production systems to make zero-spin silicon (ZS-Si) for use in silicon quantum computing chips. Silex has demonstrated the production of 99.95 per cent isotopic purity material at the laboratory scale using the company’s Silex laser isotope separation technology. The…
Climate Change think tank Beyond Zero Emissions has released a million jobs plan to reinvigorate the economy through investment in zero emissions industries. The plan was released today by a high level business group of Mike Cannon-Brookes of Atlassian, former chair of Macquarie Bank Kevin McCann, CEO of First State Super and Origin Energy Deanne…
The federal government has signed a contract with NIOA for a tenancy at the Commonwealth-owned Benalla munitions factory in Victoria.
Perth international shipbuilder Austal today announced the delivery of its twelfth Independence class littoral combat ship (LCS) to the US Navy. Built at the company’s shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, the future USS Oakland (LCS-24) (pictured), is a 127 metre long aluminium trimaran multi-purpose warship. Five additional LCS’s are under various stages of construction at Mobile.…
Dr Michele Allan has been named chair of Wine Australia, effective July 4.
Recent weeks have seen a renewed focus on supporting Australian made goods. From the industry minister — citing a “groundswell of community support” for locally-produced stuff — downwards, there’s hope consumers and businesses will open their wallets to Australian companies, creating local jobs in the process. Not everybody is certain it will work out…
Politicians state and federal have been revelling in photo opportunities with that innovative coterie of manufacturers who have risen to the challenge of making personal protective gear (PPE) and medical ventilators that were formally imported. The latest was SA Premier Steven Marshall who visited the Detmold facility in Adelaide with Stephen Wade MLC (pictured), a…
Metal additive manufacturing company Amaero International’s new high performance aluminium alloy Amaero HOT Al has entered the final stage of approval for patent protection in major target markets. The company reported that patent applications covering the alloy, made with scandium and manganese, in markets strategic to global supply chains in aviation, defence, space and sports…
