Senate shoots down sovereign capability inquiry
The Senate has shot down the federal government’s attempt to launch an inquiry into Australia’s sovereign capability and critical infrastructure.
Blackmores gains on global markets, efficiency improvements
Vitamin manufacturer Blackmores has reported rising sales and earnings as international sales and efficiency improvements flowed through to the bottom line. The Sydney company today reported underlying earnings before interest and tax up 51 per cent to $47.6 million for the year to June 30 on a 3.2 per cent rise in sales in constant…
The digital path to growth – sensors and handling data
In today’s instalment of @AuManufacturing’s editorial series – the digital path to growth – Sercan Altun looks at the recent explosion in factory data, and ways this can be made useful.
University of SA to lead three-year, $1.8 million high-power laser project
A team led by the University of South Australia’s Professor David Lancaster has been awarded $1.8 million funding to develop the next generation of high-powered lasers for defence and manufacturing use.
Digital technology gaps costing $300m a year – study
Organisations are losing one and a half days per week per employee, on manual or repetitive tasks due to ineffective digital solutions, according to a study by software provider MYOB. For a typical mid-market business with 100 employees, this equates to a cost of more than $2.7 million per business, per year. With just over…
New Sovereign Industrial Capability Priorities released
The federal government has added new sovereign defence priority areas in recognition of the changing nature of technology for the battlefield. The government’s new priorities are: Robotics, Autonomous Systems, and Artificial Intelligence Precision Guided Munitions, Hypersonic weapons, and Integrated Air and Missile Defence Systems Space And Information Warfare and Cyber Capabilities. Minister for defence industry…
Forget gas, its a dope led recovery
By Peter Roberts It turns out those hippies who dropped out to Nimbin in the 1960s and 70s really were on to something. Their pioneering work as guinea pigs living on wisps of pot and mung beans is rapidly turning into a major industry in growing, processing and manufacture of medicinal cannabis products. Although Australia…
Quantum computing manufacturing beckons with QB’s cash raising
Sydney’s Quantum Brilliance has raised a further $13 million in seed investment to pursue its hardware and software which delivers quantum computing capabilities to existing computer systems without resorting to the low temperatures and lasers required by other QC systems. The venture-backed, Australian-German company raised the funds from investors co-led by the QxBranch founders’ and…