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Aboriginal business forum kicks off in WA The Mid-West of Western Australia’s first-ever Aboriginal Business Forum kicked off this week to harness opportunities and celebrate recent successes. State government ministers launched the Geraldton event, and more than 200 people from local aboriginal businesses, state agency buyers, head contractors and local industry attended. The event supports…

Celebrating Australian Made – How it’s Made Australia video – A.H. Beard

@AuManufacturing’s Celebrating Australian Made editorial series concludes today with something Australian Made by @AuManufacturing – the first in our How It’s Made – Australia video series. Here we look behind the manufacturing scenes at how an A.H. Beard mattress is manufactured. @AuManufacturing news today launches the first video, presented in association with producers Cahoots and…

Dematec targets Hunter with connectivity technology

Leading technology being developed by South Australia’s Dematec Automation could sit at the heart of the all-digital Osborne naval shipyard being established in Adelaide by BAE Systems Australia. BAE Systems, which will deliver nine advanced anti-submarine frigates to the Royal Australian Navy, has collaborated with Dematec to build a digital platform capability demonstrator. The demonstrator…

Rio Tinto wants renewables to decarbonise aluminium production

Mining and metals company Rio Tinto has called for proposals for large-scale wind and solar power to decarbonise its aluminium operations in Queensland The company wants companies to develop large-scale wind and solar power in Central and Southern Queensland to power its aluminium assets, help meet its climate change ambitions and further encourage renewable development…