The federal and South Australian governments have agreed land swaps and a series of plans to smooth the way for the construction of SSN-AUKUS nuclear-powered submarines at Osborne Naval Shipyard as well as green hydrogen production facilities around the steel city of Whyalla. The land swaps will see Adelaide’s Keswick Barracks which are close to…
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Today in our Celebrating Australian sovereign capability editorial series we look at advanced air mobility manufacturer AMSL Aero, which recently achieved its maiden flight. Brent Balinski speaks to co-founder and CEO Andrew Moore about their progress so far, the potential of electric aviation, and the importance of companies making final products in Australia. There are…
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Applications have opened for the federal government’s Regional Hydrogen Hubs Program – Townsville, with eligible consortia invited to apply for matched grants worth between $30 million and $70 million aimed at stimulating investment in the region. Guidelines for the grants were released in January by the federal government, which has cited Townsville’s port facilities, workforce…
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Assistant Minister for Manufacturing Tim Ayres has ridiculed concerns raised by the Nationals over the accountability of the National Reconstruction Fund now before the Senate. In a media interview Ayres said: “Honestly, these guys are just having themselves on, they are trying to find a justification when there is no justification. “This will be an…
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Diverse technology investment company PPK Group has conditionally acquired a material interest in Australia’s largest privately owned battery manufacturer PowerPlus Energy. Melbourne-based PowerPlus manufactures lithium ferro phosphate (LFP) stationary storage batteries utilised for on-grid and off-grid battery installations. The purchase complement’s one of PPK’s investee businesses, Li-S energy which is developing lithium sulfur and lithium…
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University of Southern Queensland’s new engineering dean outlines vision Professor Prasad Yarlagadda, who began as University of Southern Queensland Dean of Engineering last month, has commented on his aims in the role. “Overall, my vision is to transform our students into world class engineering graduates, who will form the backbone of our growing society,” said…
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Additive manufacturing business Amaero International has announced two settlements, cumulatively worth $730,000, related to its aborted plans to build a metal powders plant in Melbourne. In a statement to the ASX on Wednesday morning, Amaero said it had settled a dispute with MTAA Superannuation Fund and JG Service “relating to the Agreement for Lease of…
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The Covid-19 pandemic revealed Australia’s broken medicines value chains which are mostly wholly reliant on importation, especially for the newest mRNA vaccines. Today our series – Celebrating Australian sovereign capability – looks at the emerging vaccine ecosystem around the Monash-Clayton area of Melbourne. By Peter Roberts. It has long been a great Australian dream to…
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Our series – Celebrating Australian sovereign capability – turns to this contribution from our sponsor, Titomic. Dominic Parsonson looks at the possibility of adding value to raw materials through new manufacturing technology invented in Australia. Australia is home to a large reserve of titanium mineral sands, which can be found in various locations across the…
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South Australian industry has some reason to celebrate the AUKUS announcement with the news that a massively enlarged Submarine Construction Yard will be built that is almost three times larger than the yard forecast for the cancelled French Attack class programme. The build of Australia’s next-generation nuclear-powered submarines will take place at Osborne North in…
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