Comment – and a call to action – by Peter Roberts With supermarket shelves still bare of toilet paper, hand sanitiser, pasta and a dozen other essentials, the Australian public has well and truly woken up to the value of making things locally. It has taken this tragic public health crisis for the country to…
China, once the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic, appears to be turning a corner with daily life slowly returning to normal. However, economic data from the first two months of the year shows the damage done to the country’s finances. Today’s visualisation outlines the sharp losses China’s economy has experienced, and how this may foreshadow…
Australia’s biggest food manufacturer Nestlé will donate a minimum of $2 million worth of food through Foodbank to Australians in need including the vulnerable and elderly in a response to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. The company will provide $500,000 a fortnight worth of products such as coffee, cereals, meal bases and pet foods to be…
Creso Pharma delivers cannabis product to South Africa Creso Pharma has completed the delivery of its first shipment of cannaQIX to South Africa where it will be sold by local company Pharma Dynamics under the Cannamics brand. CannaQIX is a range of cannabidiol hemp oil-based neutraceuticals which aim to reduce stress and support mental and…
The federal government’s call for information from manufacturers who could contribute to the fight against Covid-19 coronavirus closes tomorrow. While the call has been criticised as late in a pandemic which first appeared in China in December, it is the best opportunity available to get the attention of decision makers at the national level. The…
Adelaide Airport is set to become the first in Australia to electrify its bus fleet with new electric buses to be in service next year. The airport announced the change as part of its appointment of airport transit service SkyBus as the new operator of its airside and landside shuttle buses for the next five…
Comment by Peter Roberts Globally, proactive governments are looking to their manufacturing sectors to help them navigate the Covid-19 pandemic, raising questions about when Canberra is going to afford similar recognition. Last week Canberra belatedly reached out to manufacturers with a ‘çall for information‘ from producers of essential medical supplies. Defence personnel have also been…
Medium calibre munitions for the F35 lightning fighter aircraft will be produced in Australia and exported to allies including the United States following an announcement by the Rheinmetall NIOA Munitions (RNM) joint venture. The venture, between Australian-owned NIOA and Germany’s Rheinmetall, will install a new production line at the government-owned munitions plant in Benalla to…
Barrett Communications has announced a new partnership with US company Royal Communications International, and a new order for HF radio equipment for the US Mission in Central Asia. The Perth company, which also manufactures in the United States, revealed a two-prong strategy to build sales to the world’s biggest defence custoer. The first prong is…
Institutional investors have responded rapidly to hearing technology group Cochlear’s efforts to raise new capital, subscribing $880 million in new capital within two days. The company, which is raising capital to tide it over a slump in surgical implant procedures of its devices caused by the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, originally intended to raise $800 million,…
