New CNC machines installed at Rockingham TAFE for maritime industry training

Four new CNC milling and lathe machines have been installed at South Metropolitan TAFE’s Rockingham campus, which will be used to train defence industry apprentices and post-trade workers. The Western Australian government said on Thursday that the new investment would see users “gain hands-on experience in manufacturing components” and be used to teach programming, setting…

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Treasury backs intervention to cut energy prices Treasury has taken the unusual step of backing ‘temporary and regularly reviewed’ market intervention to rein in high coal and gas prices. A statement from Treasury secretary Steven Kennedy read to a Senate estimates committee said price shocks “bring into scope government intervention”, though the government should not…

Calix awarded $947,000 for engineering and design study on demo-scale iron factory

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has announced $947,000 in funding to Calix, supporting an investigation into the feasibility of a hydrogen direct reduced iron (DRI) plant using the Australian company’s Zero Emissions Steel Technology (ZESTY) process. According to a statement from ARENA, the funding would assist a pre-FEED and FEED (Front End Engineering and Design)…