The Queensland Government is funding the University of Queensland’s development of methods for earlier detection and screening, treatment, and return-to-work processes for workers suffering from dust lung diseases. The research is focused on people suffering from early stage, occupational lung diseases such as silicosis and coal workers’ pneumoconiosis, predominately in the mining and artificial stone…
The Australian Institute of Physics (AIP) has invited Australians to join in recognising quantum, a branch of science which “seems mysterious” but underpins much of modern life. The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology on June 7, chosen due to the century anniversary “since the initial…
Funding has been granted to ten organisations across Victoria to help support more women entering the manufacturing and energy industries.
Composites manufacturer Quickstep is gaining new successes in the drone manufacturing business, recently passing its 100th drone delivered for customers Swoop Aero and Carbonix. The Sydney company is more used to manufacturing critical aerospace parts such as wing trailing edges for Lockheed Martin’s C-130J Super Hercules transporter and tail components for the F-35 Lightning fighter…
The federal and Western Australian governments are jointly investing $70.5 million over five years to establish Australia’s first TAFE Clean Energy Skills National Centre of Excellence in WA. The centre will operate across the WA TAFE network and be a skills leader in clean energy science, engineering, construction, and operation, supporting the net zero transformation…
Australia has not approved any new defence exports for use Israel since ‘high intensity conflict’ began in Gaza, according to the Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy. On ABC Radio National Conroy was asked about Greens claims that Australia had entered into a contract with Israel’s Elbit Systems worth $917 million. He said that the…
The NSW Government has given planning approval for a $300 million refurbishment of BlueScope’s 60-year-old plate mill at Port Kembla. The development is a massive endorsement of locally made steel operations in NSW according to the government, with an estimated $650 million injection of stimulus to the economy. The upgrade will improve production capability and…
IDT Australia to raise $7 million for mRNA vaccine production Pharmaceutical manufacturer IDT Australia is to raise $7 million a fully underwritten entitlement offer of fully paid ordinary shares to eligible shareholders. The funds raised will be used to fund capital expenditure relating to current and potential future works in the mRNA therapeutics field including…
Hanwha Defence Australia has announced that it will use Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE software platform to support their Australian Department of Defence contracts. In a statement on Friday, the local subsidiary of the South Korean prime said the platform – which includes PLM, data analytics, simulation and other functions – was already being used for purposes…
Critical minerals developer Tivan has signed a Strategic Alliance Agreement with Japanese trading house Sumitomo Corporation that provides a framework for negotiation of a binding joint venture agreement for the development, financing and operation of the Speewah Fluorite Project in the East Kimberley region of Western Australia. The project will be Australia’s only source of…