Australian Space Forum to put space sector in spotlight
The Australian Space Forum to be held in South Australia this month will focus on bringing further investment and collaboration opportunities to the growing Australian space industry.
Think all your plastic is being recycled? New research shows it can end up in the ocean
We all know it’s wrong to toss your rubbish into the ocean or another natural place. But it might surprise you to learn some plastic waste ends up in the environment, even when we thought it was being recycled.
AML3D appoints new CFO
ASX-listed additive manufacturing technology company AML3D has announced the appointment of Hamish McEwin as its new chief financial officer.
Geelong uses recycled glass in new roads
Roads in Leopold and Lara were recently reopened after being repaved, using up 50 tonnes of recycled crushed glass. The glass was crushed to the fineness of sand by Fulton Hogan at its Lara site. This replaces around 3 per cent of the road mix, which was used in the road’s base layer, around 4…
Renewables need land – and lots of it. That poses tricky questions for regional Australia
The economic and environmental benefits of renewable energy are well known. But without social acceptance by communities hosting the infrastructure, the clean energy transition will be slowed.
Electric bus company gears up for zero-emission growth
The South Australian group behind the manufacture of the Brabham BT62 supercar is positioning itself to become a major producer of electric buses for the emerging Australian market.
Successful first test flight for Loyal Wingman
Boeing Australia and the Royal Australian Air Force have announced a successfully completed first test flight for the Boeing Loyal Wingman autonomous plane, the first military aircraft to be designed and manufactured in Australia in over half a century.
Cash flow can be a challenge on defence contracts, says SME
Penguin Composites, a north-west Tasmanian company supplying vehicle sets for Hawkei light protected vehicles, has said more could be done to help smaller companies awarded defence contracts. Local paper The Advocate reports general manager Adrian Polden saying there was a lag between costs and revenues when tooling up to supply defence projects, and better support…
Aussie space startups to launch bushfire satellite
Three Australian space companies will unite to launch a bushfire detection satellite into orbit in a major milestone for building sovereign capability in the local space sector.
PMI shows manufacturing’s strong start to the year continues
The strong start to 2021 has continued for the industry, with the Australian Industry Group Performance of Manufacturing Index recording an overall result of 58.8 in February. The PMI result is up from 55.3 in December/January. Any score above 50 indicates growth, below it contraction, and a score of 50 indicates no change. Five of…