Leaders of Australia and the United States meeting in Hiroshima have agreed to prioritise improving information sharing and technology cooperation mechanisms required to advance defence and security collaboration, including through the AUKUS agreement. According to a statement released by the two leaders, US President Joe Biden plans to ask the United States Congress to add…
Vaccine company CSL Seqirus has announced the ‘topping out’ of the construction of its biggest investment project, its new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Melbourne (pictured). The facility will use innovative technology to produce seasonal and pandemic cell-based influenza vaccines, CSL Seqirus’ vaccine adjuvant technology (MF59), the world’s only approved human vaccine for Q fever and…
State and Territory skills ministers meeting with federal Minister for Skills and Training Brendan O’Connor in Darwin progressed negotiations towards a new National Skills Agreement (NSA) to support a modern and responsive skills sector. The talks built on the success of Fee-Free TAFE which has delivered over 146,000 enrolments in the first quarter of this…
Final call to nominate in @AuManufacturing and the Australian Manufacturing Forum’s search to identify and celebrate Australia’s 50 most innovative manufacturers. @AuManufacturing is looking for companies that lead the nation in their efforts to innovate through product, process, technology, leadership and people. Nominations close 26 May – nominate here, it takes 15 minutes and is…
Brisbane’s EM Solutions has secured a contract with the Australian Defence Force to provide equipment to modernise communications aboard Royal Australian Navy ships. The company, a subsidiary of Electro Optic Systems, will supply equipment to modernise voice and data communications and information exchange capabilities for RAN vessels under the ADF’s Project SEA1442-5 requirement. EM Solutions…
Shipbuilder Austal has announced it was won a US$113.9 million fixed price contract for detailed design of the Auxiliary General Ocean Surveillance Ship T-AGOS 25 class for the United States Navy. The contract includes options for construction of up to seven T-AGOS 25 class vessels which, if exercised, would bring the total contract value to…
Micro and nanoplastics are pervasive in our food supply and may be affecting food safety and security on a global scale, according to a new study led by science agency CSIRO. The study is one of the first to analyse the academic literature on microplastics from a food safety and food security risk viewpoint, building…
Australian 3D printing technology company, Luyten 3D has announced a groundbreaking partnership with Alquist 3D which will see it supplying its proprietary 3D concrete mix to Alquist 3D for the building of houses and dwellings in the United States and Canada. The partnership brings together two 3D printing businesses to accelerate the build of 3D…
Our editorial series Celebrating Australian Made, coinciding with Australian Made Week, turns to something all Australians want – a good night’s rest on a great bed. Here Nicholas Way profiles Sealy Australia which has been giving us just that since the 1920s. The bed manufacturing industry is one of Australia’s success stories. Unlike many other…
Poker machine manufacturer and online gaming company Aristocrat Leisure has shrugged off economic headwinds to post strong revenue and profit gains in the six months to 31 March, 2023. The Sydney company reported net profit after tax and before amortisation (NPATA) up 14 percent on the previous corresponding period of $659 million. This reflected in…
