The federal government today announced support for the design and delivery of up to 28 microcredential courses from 18 universities to help meet critical skills needs in priority industries. The 28 courses were selected from more than 90 applications to the first round of the government’s Microcredentials Pilot in Higher Education programme. A total of…
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What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to this site were reading. 5) Australian Army runs autonomous highway truck convoy The Australian Army has scored an Australian first in vehicle autonomy successfully operating an autonomous truck convoy on a Victorian highway. As part of the ‘Leader-Follower’ trial, a convoy of…
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Environment ministers led by federal Minister for the Environment and Water Tanya Plibersek have stepped in to force mandatory action to reduce and recycle packaging in a strong rebuke for the pace of adopting recycling by the packaging industry. The ministers threatened to take similar mandatory rules to the textile and clothing sector if it…
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Two key contracts have been awarded for the Queensland government’s $12 billion Pioneer-Burdekin pumped hydro energy storage project. Central Queensland business Twin Hills Engineering and Drilling has been named as the successful tenderer for the six-month geotechnical shallow drilling programme for the project. Queensland-based joint venture Water2Wire is the successful proponent for the project’s Front-End…
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The Northern Territory Government has today taken the next big step towards developing its Middle Arm Sustainable Development Precinct in Darwin as a new clean energy, investment and jobs powerhouse. Powered by renewables and lower-emissions energy, the precinct is being developed to attract industries that reflect what the Territory’s future economy will look like –…
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Titomic sells integrated cold spray 3D manufacturing spray booth Additive manufacturing equipment manufacturer Titomic has sold an Integrated Spray Booth system to Dutch firm Perron038 for $710,000. The system incorporates a robotised Titomic D623 medium-pressure cold spray additive manufacturing unit and will be delivered this calendar year. Perron038 is a research and development facilitator that…
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Following what it called a “comprehensive strategic review” of its underperforming aftermarket division initiated in February, Quickstep Group has said it will retain the business as a core part of its company. The aftermarket division was established in late-2020, following the purchase of Boeing Australia’s MRO operation in Tullamarine, Melbourne. In a statement on Friday,…
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Room-temperature quantum computing manufacturer Quantum Brilliance has released Qristal SDK, an open-source software development kit for researching applications that integrate the company’s portable, diamond-based quantum accelerators for manufacturing and other industries. Previously in beta, the Quantum Brilliance Qristal SDK is now available for anyone to develop and test novel quantum algorithms for real-world applications specifically…
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A new Australian Research Council (ARC) Hub to help forge an internationally competitive Australian biopharmaceutical sector using digitisation and artificial intelligence (AI) in pharmaceutical manufacturing has been launched at the University of Melbourne. ARC Acting CEO Dr Richard Johnson inaugrated the ARC Digital Bioprocess Development Hub – a five-year, $18 million research programme, which has…
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Australian owned defence manufacturer NIOA will supply the Australian Defence Force with munitions well into the second half of this decade, following Defence’s decision to extend its Major Munitions Deed (MMD) by five years. NIOA Australia and New Zealand CEO Ben James said the decision shored up supplies against growing international supply chain pressure and…
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