Venture capital investment has slowed this year. But if your company does something that solves a real-world problem and that customers want as a result, then you can still get funded, believes Marten Jurg from Additive Assurance. Jurg’s company announced a $4.1 million raise last week, led by Significant Capital Ventures. AA’s products, which monitor…
What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to this site were reading. GUPTA PLANS EXPANSION OF WHYALLA IRON ORE AND GREEN STEEL – REPORTS GFG Alliance chairman Sanjeev Gupta has announced a massive boost to his Whyalla, South Australia iron ore mining operations as well as the production of green…
The Prime Minister has announced a breakthrough agreement with the states to intervene to cap the booming price of coal and gas. Federal Parliament will be recalled to pass legislation for a code of conduct for a period of 12 months capping gas prices at $12 a gigajoule. The code will be compulsory. Speaking at…
Australian machine tool business ANCA CNC Machines has shared details of its work with customer The Edge Equine, a Bendigo-based company exporting horse dentistry products to more than 40 countries. According to a release from ANCA this week, the relationship began with enquiry from a horse dentist about sharpening equine dental blades. The Edge produces…
Adelaide universities to merge The University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia are to merge to form a single university which will be Australia’s biggest when measured by the number of Australian students being educated. The new entity, to be known as Adelaide University will combine two campuses which adjoin each other in…
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today announced a grant of $732,493 to Infravision Pty Ltd to develop, test and trial their ‘Next Generation Line Monitoring System’ to optimise electrical transmission grid performance. This innovation, delivering faster, safer and more cost-efficient drone-enabled line enhancements to electrical infrastructure, is an added feature to Infravision’s TX…
A report released by CSIRO on Friday presents a three-horizon plan for Australia to create its own supply chain for silicon and solar cells, from mining to manufacture to end of life processes. The Australian Silicon Action Plan looks at the potential role for Australia in a global energy transition where, according to the International…
Assistant Minister for Trade and for Manufacturing Tim Ayres has criticised NSW government purchasing policies that has led to numerous faults and the need for rework of public transport equipment. Speaking on SkyNews Ayres said: “This Liberal Government in New South Wales off‑shored wave after wave of rail rolling stock, trams and ferries. “Effective independent…
Drilling and blasting services provider Ausdrill has deployed its innovative HALO virtual reality and rock scaling robotic system into Western Australia ahead of site trials slated for next year. HALO (High Access Localised Operations) allows Rope Access Technicians to move to a safe distance where they can visualise the robot’s sensor data via video, and…
Agribusiness GrainCorp is co-leading a $12 million investment round into rural connectivity business Zetifi, to help plug the gap in digital connectivity for farmers in rural Australia. Zetifi is a Wagga Wagga-based company that seeks to eliminate coverage gaps by extending the use of existing Wi-Fi networks, utilising its hardware and software systems. The investment…
