Foreign affairs minister Marise Payne has officially laid the keel for the future USS Canberra at a ceremony (pictured) at Austal’s shipyard in Mobile Alabama. The future Canberra, the US Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship #LCS30, is one of 19 high-speed multi-mission LCS ships being built by the Perth shipbuilder for the USN. The ship is…
Technology company Xtek has received a $3.2 million order from the Australian Defence Force for parts for small unmanned aerial systems (SUAS). The order follows on from a the Canberra company’s role, cemented in September, in providing long term support to the armed forces. The company, which also manufactures XTclave ballistic protection equipment, partners with…
Orbital Corporation has deepened its relationship with Boeing, signing a memorandum of understanding designating the company as primary supplier of Boeing designed unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) engines. The Perth company has been designated primary supplier for two engines designed by Boeing subsidiary, Insitu. One of the engines is currently in production (pictured) and the second…
Australian wine brands continue to perform well in global markets according to Wine Intelligence’s Global Wine Brand Power Index 2020. The Casella family’s famous Australian Yellow Tail brand and Chile’s Casillero del Diablo topped the index in what is its third year, illustrating the power of new world wines. Australian and Chilean brands perform well…
The historic return of railcar manufacturing to Perth is a step closer with work starting on the new $46 million facility which will make Perth’s next generation Metronet railcars. The Bellevue facility will manufacture the trains under a $1.25 billion contract, of which half will be delivered locally, awarded to Alstom. Western Australian Premier Mark…
Perth materials technology group FYI Resources has announced a positive result from its definitive feasibility study (DFS) for its Western Australian high purity alumina (HPA) project. The company, which plans a kaolin mine at Cadoux, WA and a processing plant at Kwinana south of Perth, has also secured $80 million in development equity financing for…
An analysis of plastic wastes on Australia’s beaches has found that the ocean itself is now a source of much of the plastic waste on Australia’s beaches. The study by CSIRO found plastic waste in the ocean is making its way back to land where it is trapped by coastal vegetation. This explains why estimates…
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Technology development compay the Hazer Group has received a R&D tax incentive refund of $1.3 million for its development activities in the 2019 financial year. The Perth company is commercialising the Hazer process, a low-emission hydrogen and graphite production technology. Hazer CEO Geoff Ward said the funds, together with a capital raising in November, put…
Comment by Peter Roberts I was at lunch the other day and out came the familiar theme – Australia should go nuclear to de-carbonise the economy. Well, a just-released report from the NSW Parliament’s State Development Committee should put an end to such talk – it is just too expensive and problematic. The report, detailed…
