Building products group Brickworks has opened the way to export Australian bricks to the United Kingdom, according to a company investor update. Managing Director Lindsay Partridge said the company’s supply agreement with UK building products distributor Brickability would see the sale of the Sydney company’s bricks in the UK market. Partridge said: “This supply agreement…
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An ACIL report commissioned in 2019 by the previous federal government evaluating the impact of the Industry Growth Centres initiative has finally been made publicly available. Industry Growth Centres Initiative: initial impact evaluation was published on the industry department’s website on Tuesday. The previously-buried report – which Labor unsuccessfully tried to force the release of…
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CSIRO spin-out company Chrysos Corporation has been recognised for the successful commercialisation of PhotonAssay technology, as recipients of the Prime Minister’s 2022 Prize for Innovation. Led by Dr Nick Cutmore, Dr James Tickner and Dirk Treasure the company’s PhotonAssay technology delivers faster, safer, more accurate and environmentally friendly analysis of gold for the minerals industry.…
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Latrobe council calls for transition support following paper mill uncertainty Latrobe City Council has said it wants partner with the federal and state governments on “a collaborative transition for the region” required due to the “decline of large industry in past years”. The decline had been exacerbated by a warning from Opal, owners of the…
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Gilmour Space Technologies and Macquarie University have announced a partnership to develop and manufacture infrared sensors to be included on a satellite scheduled for launch in late-2023. In a statement on Tuesday, Gilmour said Macquarie’s Australian Astronomical Optics (AAO) team was internationally-recognised for its work on precision instrumentation for telescopes. AAO Project Lead Dr Lee…
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Our current editorial series, Australia’s place in the semiconductor world, has received a greater number of submissions than expected. We have gratefully accepted comment from startups, academics, venture capitalists, former politicians and others. Besides the volume, the (naturally very important) quality of editorial has also exceeded expectations. As a result we are happy to extend…
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Today in our Australia’s place in the semiconductor world series, we hear from an international point of view. Here is Coby Hanoch from the ASX-listed, Israel-based Weebit Nano. As the CEO of an Israeli semiconductor company traded on the ASX, I often ask myself how it is possible that Australia, an advanced country with great…
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The Australian Made, Australian Grown logo has been registered in three new destinations, the Australian Made Campaign Limited announced on Tuesday. Singapore, New Zealand and Thailand have formally recognised the trademark across ten product classes, following work by IP specialist firm Wrays. According to Austrade data, these destinations were the sixth, eighth and 14th-biggest importers…
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Drone manufacturer Carbonix has partnered with electricity distributor SA Power Networks and communications group Nokia to utilise long-range Un-Crewed Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for aerial inspection on remote electricity lines and network assets. In the initial phase of the partnership a Carbonix Volanti UAV (pictured) will be used to prove the Beyond Visual Line of Sight…
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