Western Australian Premier Roger Cook unveiled Labor’s manufacturing vision on Sunday at the party’s official campaign launch, promising to boost local production and provide cost of living relief if re-elected on March 8. Speaking to approximately 400 party supporters, including former premiers Mark McGowan and Peter Dowding, Cook outlined his “Made in WA” plan to…
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced a $500 million investment package for clean energy manufacturing jobs during a speech at the Whitlam dinner on Friday night. The funding, part of the Future Made in Australia Fund, aims to support communities built around steelmaking and aluminium processing industries, which Albanese described as “vital” to Australia’s economic and…
A critical shortage of an essential penicillin medication is highlighting Australia’s vulnerability in pharmaceutical manufacturing, according to a new report published in the Medical Journal of Australia on Monday. The medication, benzathine benzylpenicillin G (BPG), is vital for treating syphilis and preventing rheumatic heart disease, conditions that disproportionately affect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.…
Arnott’s Group opened its new manufacturing facility in Rowville, Victoria, on Friday, marking a significant expansion of its better-for-you product capabilities. The 45,000-square-metre site, which produces breakfast and snack products, represents a homecoming for the 160-year-old Australian manufacturer. “Arnott’s has been at the forefront of manufacturing in Australia for 160 years,” said Arnott’s Group CEO…
Spirits maker Sydney Rum Distillery has said it will move into the site of the old Oak milk factory at Muswellbrook, with plans to have its distillery running later this year. In a statement on Friday, the boutique distiller, which was established in 2015, said it aimed to capitalise on the growing international reputation for…
Gilmour Space Technologies has shared a launch window for the maiden flight of its Eris rocket, starting “no earlier than” March 15. In a statement to media on Monday, the Gold Coast-based rocket maker and launch services provider said the news followed the last remaining hurdle before launch, its recent final airspace approvals from the…
By Changlong Wang, Monash University and Stuart Walsh, Monash University Hydrogen was once sold as a universal climate fix — a clean, green wonder fuel for cars, homes, power grids and even global export. But reality has cooled that buzz. This week, the South Australian government shelved plans for a A$593 million hydrogen power plant,…
A newly-announced project led by Space Machines Company (SMC), which is developing vehicles for in-space servicing of satellites, is aiming to develop an orbital robotics testbed. According to a statement from SMC on Friday, the project aims “to develop a ground-based proximity operations robotic test bed for space-borne perception and intelligence targeted at [on-orbit servicing],…
By Geoffrey Brooks, Swinburne University of Technology Whyalla is a proud steel town. The steelworks physically dominates the townscape, and most jobs in the town are either directly at the steelworks or heavily reliant on it. In recent months, however, the steelworks have lurched from one setback to another, from serious technical problems that forced…
The federal government has announced a $1 billion Green Iron Fund, aimed at encouraging investment in green iron and steel production at new and existing sites, with half of this money to aid in the transition of the collapsed Whyalla steelworks in South Australia. In a statement on Thursday – coinciding with a broader package…