The South Australian Government’s Steel Task Force has been meeting secretly with KordaMentha since before Christmas, as a strategy to push the Whyalla steelworks into administration was formulated, according to documents released on Monday. KordaMentha was appointed as administrator of steelworks owner OneSteel Manufacturing – a GFG Alliance subsidiary – on Wednesday last week after…
An old Broken Hill mine site will soon be transformed into a first-of-its-kind compressed air energy storage system, according to a statement released by the NSW government on Tuesday. The Minns Labor Government provided planning approval for Hydrostor’s compressed air energy storage system with a capacity of 200 megawatts (MW) / 1,600 MW-hours (MWh). The…
Western Australian Premier Roger Cook unveiled Labor’s manufacturing vision on Sunday at the party’s official campaign launch, promising to boost local production and provide cost of living relief if re-elected on March 8. Speaking to approximately 400 party supporters, including former premiers Mark McGowan and Peter Dowding, Cook outlined his “Made in WA” plan to…
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced a $500 million investment package for clean energy manufacturing jobs during a speech at the Whitlam dinner on Friday night. The funding, part of the Future Made in Australia Fund, aims to support communities built around steelmaking and aluminium processing industries, which Albanese described as “vital” to Australia’s economic and…
A critical shortage of an essential penicillin medication is highlighting Australia’s vulnerability in pharmaceutical manufacturing, according to a new report published in the Medical Journal of Australia on Monday. The medication, benzathine benzylpenicillin G (BPG), is vital for treating syphilis and preventing rheumatic heart disease, conditions that disproportionately affect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.…
Arnott’s Group opened its new manufacturing facility in Rowville, Victoria, on Friday, marking a significant expansion of its better-for-you product capabilities. The 45,000-square-metre site, which produces breakfast and snack products, represents a homecoming for the 160-year-old Australian manufacturer. “Arnott’s has been at the forefront of manufacturing in Australia for 160 years,” said Arnott’s Group CEO…
Brisbane-based Li-S Energy announced an leap forward in its battery pouch technology development, powering a number of drone test flights. The company successfully integrated these cells into battery packs that were tested in drone flights, with its first uncrewed aerial vehicle test in November achieving a 30-minute flight time on partial discharge, showing its capability…
Researchers at Griffith University have developed device that can cut ‘parasitic losses’ on semiconductors that drained energy and limited performance.
When Ayrton Sue first stepped into a beach buggy manufacturing facility in Malaga as a teenager, sweeping floors and helping out on weekends, he couldn’t have known he was laying the foundation for a revolutionary approach to Australian manufacturing. Today, as the founder of Element Engineering, he’s challenging the notion that high-end manufacturing belongs overseas.…
Brisbane biotechnology company Vaxxas has completed enrolment for testing a needle-free vaccine patch against avian influenza.