The NSW government says that over 30 Going Global Export Programs and Going Global Trade Missions will be delivered over the next 12 months, which are expected to support 350 NSW businesses, with two thirds of these in “manufacturing and the clean energy economy”. Publishing a forward agenda for the year’s programs and trade missions…
A new report released by the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) in partnership with resources company Fortescue, recommends changes to policy and tax to help reduce diesel fuel use in the mining, road freight, agriculture, fisheries and forestry industries. According to a statement from scientific and technical body ATSE on Wednesday, there…
The Western Australian government is contributing $660,000 to a project aiming to transform brewer’s spent grain (BSG) – a source of 300,000 tonnes of waste annually in Australia – into food and fibre products. Value Adding to Brewery Spent Grain is a $1.24 million project through the End Food Waste CRC, with goals including a…
Mining equipment company Austin Engineering has seen a 22.2 per cent increase in revenue to $376.7 million for the last financial year, with North American earnings up 54 per cent to $146.8 million. The ASX-listed company saw rises in EBITDA for the year to $55.8 million (up 29.6 per cent) and net profit after tax…
A team from UNSW has used recycled plastic, crushed oyster shells and concrete to create structures recently installed at Glebe’s Sydney Fish Market site and aimed at re-establishing oyster populations around Sydney Harbour. According to a statement from the university on Tuesday, researchers have developed these novel “BioShelters” in a project supported by Landcom and…
New research from professional social media site LinkedIn has found a tension between optimism and frustration when it comes to using artificial intelligence at work, with 46 per cent of those surveyed feeling like learning new AI tools is taking on another job, 51 per cent believing they aren’t realising the potential of AI, though…
Australia’s manufacturing landscape has vast acknowledged potential. Unlocking it requires more companies making the jump from small-sized enterprise to medium (or beyond.)
Beekeeping products startup HiveKeepers, which hosted an oversubscribed Kickstarter campaign earlier this year to get into production, will showcase its Micro Honey Harvester at the international Apimondia 2025 International Apicultural Congress next month. Apimondia 2025 will be held from September 23 to 27 at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, Denmark, and is described as an…
CSIRO is inviting applications for the upcoming round of its free eight-week Innovate to Grow program for startups and SMEs, to be focussed on critical minerals. According to a statement from CSIRO on Monday, the online course will offer help with companies’ “innovative ideas”, new R&D opportunities, and refinement of concepts to “better position themselves…
Sponsored Leading Australian health and nutrition manufacturer Star Combo Pharma today announced that its proprietary natural sweetener InuFructis has been approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) as a Proprietary Ingredient (Purpose: flavour) and is now officially entering the market. This achievement underscores Star Combo’s ongoing commitment to scientific innovation and regulatory compliance. The approval…