ExxonMobil to announce Altona closure today: report
An announcement that ExxonMobil will shut its Altona refinery is expected today.
Stress-monitoring invention gets commercialisation boost through AMGC grant
Australian imaging technology startup 1Millikelvin has been awarded a $149,800 grant from the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre to support commercial progress of a new portable device to measure stress in structures.
First F-35 officially welcomed to BAE’s Williamtown hangar
The first F-35A was inducted into BAE Systems Australia’s Williamtown maintenance depot at an event on Monday.
The US jumps on board the electric vehicle revolution, leaving Australia in the dust
The Morrison government on Friday released a plan to reduce carbon emissions from Australia’s road transport sector. Controversially, it ruled out consumer incentives to encourage electric vehicle uptake. The disappointing document is not the electric vehicle jump-start the country sorely needs.
Trailer company opens new Ipswich factory, plans to hire 70 over next five years
Australia and New Zealand’s biggest maker of heavy-duty transport trailers, MaxiTrans, has opened a new factory in Ipswich, with plans to double its workforce of 70 over the next five years.
Australia to host international marine robotics competition in 2022
The Maritime RobotX contest for marine autonomous systems will be held at Sydney International Regatta Centre, Penrith in November 2022.
Albury to get $32 million hydro-powered battery
The NSW government has announced approval for the country’s first hydro-powered battery project, with construction expected to begin later this year.
Applications open for $26.5 m Cyber Security Skills Partnership Innovation Fund grants
The Cyber Security Skills Partnership Fund, offering grants between $300,000 and $2.5 million to support projects building cybersecurity capacity, began accepting applications today.
The game changes, the name doesn’t
Instead of giving today’s manufacturing fancy prefixes, let’s learn from the past and focus on what really matters: That is to fix – once and for all – the understanding of what manufacturing really is.
Budget 2021: the best chance to relaunch the RDTI
The upcoming federal budget is an opportunity to relaunch and reform the research and development tax incentive to “restore its profile as the keystone for supporting R&D and innovation”, the Australian Investment Council says.